Schedule release - Anonymous employee Kroger Employee Review

2.0
29 Nov 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

None, kroger never really means well for anyone but themselves.

Cons

I've been at kroger going on 3 years now and i work full time recently I had to take on another job because I'm not getting enough even with full time at $15.65 per hour. Kroger only gives us 1 day between when the schedule is made and the start of that week when they expect us to give them a minimum of 2 weeks notice for any time off requests. This to me is a slap in the face because my other job makes their schedule the same day as kroger makes theirs on wednesdays but because kroger wont let us have our schedule till friday I cannot submit my extra availability to my 2nd job therefore I dont get put on the schedule and because of this I have to keep an eye open for shifts to pick up instead at 2nd job. Which I end up with 1 shift every 2 weeks. I've tried discussing with management to give me my schedule when its made on friday so I can turn it in and they refuse to give it to me expecting me to just quit my 2nd job which I cannot do. Our economy simply doesnt allow it.

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Cons

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Cons

- Crazy schedule. You will be either scheduled to work a 7-5, 12-10, or a 9-7 depending on the location. And even when the schedule is posted for the period it typically changes week to week, so do not bother making plans. And get ready for 5-10 closes in a row then opening the next day. -9 times out of 10 you never get to use your earned time off due to circumstances at the store you are assigned to. And yes, you will lose them they do not accrue. -If you are lucky enough to be assigned at a store with a strong store manager then things are different, but if not, get ready to blamed for every failure of the store, even when the labor model continues to be cut to the point that you are lucky if you have 2 people in a department and someone from corporate walks in and wants to know why the departments are not set. -Endless micro-managing. Your day is mapped out what you should be doing verses what you know you should be doing. It is check the box that that the "task" is completed when in fact there is no one to complete it, except you. Ergo that is why many just "fudge" it.

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