Kroger, like many supermarkets chains, has struggled to keep prices low for customers in recent years because rising commodity costs are forcing it to pay more to stock its shelves. Kroger has managed the balancing act by controlling its operating and administrative costs. It has also intensified its focus on marketing its store brands, which help keep costs in check.

Administrative costs. 66% raise. LOLWUT?

A lot of our work equipment doesn't work...and they say they can't do anything about it right now. NOW, I know why....Of course, I knew all along. Senseless m/fs!!!

To Anoy: I think about this every day. This company is going straight into the toliet, and I really want out. I just don't know what to do, but I need to do something. 

and they cant afford to pay a guy working the meat and seafood department more than 7.25 an hour even though he's been there almost 3 years...

Yeah, it's pretty funny.

Around here, minimum wage generally increases faster than we get raises.

btw - my name is Dave Dillon

just like Red Green says... I'm pullin for ya.. we're all in this together! good luck ....change is good for anyone who works the stores at Krogerland. on ur next career pick a field where there's a need now and will be for the future.... don't make the same mistake by picking just a company... they can come and go or turn into ruthless greed mongers like ol Barney has....

thedude wrote:

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yeah right... u real funny  but looks aren't everything! so dave dillon u've made a deal with the devil.. can't wait for u to meet him in person...

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 Dave Dillon shops my store. 

Some one told me that his family owns the Dillons branch of the Kroger vast empire

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Explosives strategically placed in the Kroger brand adult undergarments.

thedude wrote:

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yeah right... u real funny  but looks aren't everything! so dave dillon u've made a deal with the devil.. can't wait for u to meet him in person...

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 Dave Dillon shops my store. 

Some one told me that his family owns the Dillons branch of the Kroger vast empire

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Did you really think that was just a coincidence?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dillon

oh in case y'all didn't know just like when some vip from G.O. is coming to ur division all the stops are pulled out and a massive snow job is put in place to assure that he/she is falsely impressed and then totally pampered so he can fly back to Cinci with that warm, fuzzy feeling- the store that Mr and Mrs Dillon shop at is completely overstaffed with the most qualified workers and hours are abundant to maintain a complete aura of wonderfulness for their shopping experience. even the surrounding stores are babydolled just in case they were to randomly stop in there on the way home from the private  country club or dayspa.

now here's the problem since those stores are burning up the hours then the inner city or outlying country stores are reduced in  their hours to compensate.

Still though r u trying to tell me that the multi-millionaire ceo and his wife really lower themselves to the level of the common man and shop at the store all by themselves on a regular basis? I understand what good press and employee relations this would make but really are they coming in and actually completely shopping for their entire needs? Surely not- maybe it's only when the maid, the butler, or the chauffer are off and they need some hor'deuvres for an impromptu happy hour with some of the other ceo's. I mean we're talking about getting their own bascart, picking their own bananas, picking up cans off the shelves, picking out their private selection T-bones from that black meat cutter named Angus, and then actually going thru a checkout and using their plus card? I know their cart would be unloaded at checkout by couple co-managers and bagged by manager and then prolly even a carryout by district manager, but still we're talking about a guy whose bonus this year is more than u'll make ur entire life-if it really does happen then i think it's all just for p.r. purposes- I bet they don't even go up and down the aisles- prolly just breeze thru the perimeter quickly and don't dare stop lest one of the store mgmt accidentally ram's his/her head into their buttocks!

The store that I work at is near a community called Indian Hills.  Here is a little info about this area....

The Village of Indian Hill is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and an affluent suburb of the Greater Cincinnati area.  It has previously been named the "Best Place to Raise a Family" by the magazine Robb Report.^[3] The racial makeup of the city was 94.41% White.  The median income for a household in the city was $158,742, and the median income for a family was $179,356.

Notable residents

• Paul Allen
• Neil Armstrong^[7]
• Peter Frampton
• Paul Hackett
• Carl Lindner^[6]
• Carson Palmer (resident 2003-2011)^[8]
• Marge Schott
• Mercer Reynolds
• Victoria Wells Wulsin
• Dave Dillon

The employees need the raises, and the break rooms need TVs.

Wow and they bitch so much about overtime and my big $200-$250 check.