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This isn't the kind of question a person asks around the store, so I thought maybe I'd ask here since I thought I recalled reading a post pertaining to this at one point, and if nobody knows, that's fine... I'll probably still end up quitting anyway if I get the job offer I hope to get, but if a person gives two weeks notice and leaves, and then decides to come back (should the new job not be to the person's liking), is there a time frame to do so before all seniority and benefits are lost for good? See, I thought I recalled reading somewhere here that it was like, six months, or something, and if a person rejoins the company within that window, then it would be like that person never left in terms of seniority, benefits and so on. The main reason I ask is because sometimes, a job comes along that sounds better and pays better, but you don't quite know if it truly will be better unless you take it. That means leaving Kroger, at least in this case. It would be great to know (but not necessary...) if there was any sort of "window" to return by if things didn't work out where it wouldn't be like starting over completely with like seniority, vacation time and so on.



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That's all dependent on the contract you were hired on.

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Okay, so like frilly said it depends on your contract, but to give you some idea.

Under my contract.

Seniority is immediately relinquished, also if you were hired under an older contract and grandfathered in on some things(for example there have been several big holiday pay changes in our current contract and only those hired before a certain date retain older benefits) you will lose that as well.

In terms of pay, since nobody is hired in as full time status without being a department head/backup, if you were full time before leaving you will not be upon returning, even if you start getting the hours to get it back. So your pay will be dropped to part time pay(as close to your existing wage) and you will have to work to get your full time status again with your seniority having dropped to the bottom. However, if you are currently part time and come back within 12 months your pay will be matched upon rehire as long as you bring that point up.

For me personally, I've thought about going after other opportunities, but the pay & benefits would have to be significantly better for me to leave since it would mean losing my grandfathered, full time, department head status.



-- Edited by DeltaGrocery on Wednesday 15th of October 2014 06:39:50 PM



-- Edited by DeltaGrocery on Wednesday 15th of October 2014 06:40:23 PM

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GenesisOne wrote:

 but if a person gives two weeks notice and leaves, and then decides to come back 


 

FOR THE LOVE OF TEN FOR TEN SALES, WHY????

when I leave Kroger I would sooner eat the grass in my front yard by boiling it on the stove and sprinkling salt into the water than go back to Kroger.
I would rather work as .. well, anything, than go back to Kroger once I leave.

And I doubt I will shop there again too now that I know how they work internally.
Granted, I'm Front End, so it's not that fair to judge an entire store based on a single department, but that department happens to suck major balls, and is the last part of the store as a customer, which means I'd have to deal with it at some point...

But again, I ask you....WHY???
Why would you leave Kroger *and want to come back*?




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FrontEndSlave wrote:
GenesisOne wrote:

 but if a person gives two weeks notice and leaves, and then decides to come back 


But again, I ask you....WHY???
Why would you leave Kroger *and want to come back*?



Yeah, it's frustrating, and sure, it's stressful, but when there are good times there, and I've had some good times with the people I work with, it's not so bad. I work with some great people and they make the difference. They make all the difference. 

I have to think about my situation though and the extra money would help. If though I take the new job and end up not being happy there (money isn't everything...) then I was just curious about what might happen to my pay/benefits/seniority if I want to come back. Thanks for the responses so far, everyone.



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GenesisOne wrote:
FrontEndSlave wrote:
GenesisOne wrote:

 but if a person gives two weeks notice and leaves, and then decides to come back 


But again, I ask you....WHY???
Why would you leave Kroger *and want to come back*?



Yeah, it's frustrating, and sure, it's stressful, but when there are good times there, and I've had some good times with the people I work with, it's not so bad. I work with some great people and they make the difference. They make all the difference. 

I have to think about my situation though and the extra money would help. If though I take the new job and end up not being happy there (money isn't everything...) then I was just curious about what might happen to my pay/benefits/seniority if I want to come back. Thanks for the responses so far, everyone.


 

What department do you work for with this 'extra money' you speak of?
I am Front End and work for $7.25 an hour.
I am lucky to get 20-25 hours a week.
I will never see full time as a lowly, disrespected courtesy clerk.
I lose an average of $30 each check through federal, state and FICA (I'm my only dependent).
I lose around $7 each cheek, or about $30 a month, through union dues.
This last paycheck I worked my ass off, had around 25-30 hours (don't really recall the exact # immediately) and made a whopping $130.

Sure you had good people you worked with. That's every job.
When I leave will I miss some of the ones I work with now?
Maybe a little.
But I'll hopefully have a job that gives me more stable hours, more respect as an employee (a 'thank you' would be nice now and then...), higher job satisfaction, BETTER PAY and, if I am lucky, all kinds of goodies like insurance and paid vacation. 

Kroger sucks. They are a soulless corporation and soulless company that is all about using the least amount of labor for the most amount of work using the least amount of resources possible to get the job done. Granted all I have really known is Front End but reading this forum for awhile you will see that it can also be applied to different departments and stores throughout this goddamned money-making company.



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FrontEndSlave wrote:
GenesisOne wrote:
FrontEndSlave wrote:
GenesisOne wrote:

 but if a person gives two weeks notice and leaves, and then decides to come back 


But again, I ask you....WHY???
Why would you leave Kroger *and want to come back*?



Yeah, it's frustrating, and sure, it's stressful, but when there are good times there, and I've had some good times with the people I work with, it's not so bad. I work with some great people and they make the difference. They make all the difference. 

I have to think about my situation though and the extra money would help. If though I take the new job and end up not being happy there (money isn't everything...) then I was just curious about what might happen to my pay/benefits/seniority if I want to come back. Thanks for the responses so far, everyone.


 

What department do you work for with this 'extra money' you speak of?
I am Front End and work for $7.25 an hour.
I am lucky to get 20-25 hours a week.
I will never see full time as a lowly, disrespected courtesy clerk.
I lose an average of $30 each check through federal, state and FICA (I'm my only dependent).
I lose around $7 each cheek, or about $30 a month, through union dues.
This last paycheck I worked my ass off, had around 25-30 hours (don't really recall the exact # immediately) and made a whopping $130.

Sure you had good people you worked with. That's every job.
When I leave will I miss some of the ones I work with now?
Maybe a little.
But I'll hopefully have a job that gives me more stable hours, more respect as an employee (a 'thank you' would be nice now and then...), higher job satisfaction, BETTER PAY and, if I am lucky, all kinds of goodies like insurance and paid vacation. 

Kroger sucks. They are a soulless corporation and soulless company that is all about using the least amount of labor for the most amount of work using the least amount of resources possible to get the job done. Granted all I have really known is Front End but reading this forum for awhile you will see that it can also be applied to different departments and stores throughout this goddamned money-making company.


 I think you're really getting screwed over, or just haven't talked to your managers recently. If you're 18+ you can ask to work in a different department and they'll usually let you. Especially produce. Pay as a CLERK (stocker/cashier) is generally better than that of a bagger, and there are raises. If you get full time, the raises can be huge. At any job you have, you will have money taken out for taxes. You should be mad at the dickheads who instituted income tax, not Kroger or any other employer. And if you really did only get $130 from working 25 hours, something is really really wrong. $7.25 * 25 hours = $181.25. You would have to be taxed at about 30% to end up with a net pay of $130. By the way, Kroger does give out "goodies like insurance and paid vacation." They just don't hand it out to every dumb**** that's able to gain employment there. You gotta be patient and show the company you're worth it. In fact one of the main reasons that many people work at Kroger rather than [insert Sam Walton store here] is BECAUSE they give insurance and PTO. It's hard to come by in an unskilled industry like retail. The whole point of starting and running a business is to make a profit. And when you have a union dictating that someone should get $15 an hour solely for being there for eight years, then the people starting off are going to have to pay for it. You just can't have it both ways.



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For local 400 if you come back within 6 months you have a choice of keeping your seniority or your pay upon your return. Not both, however.

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