No, they cannot write you up.  You called in and said you weren't going to be there.  Whether you supervisor said to come in later or not doesn't matter.  You already said you weren't going to be there.  If they make a fuss, ask them if it would have made any difference if you had simply said you were sick.  It's funny, people call it sick all the time, but as soon as you call in because of bad road conditions, they get on your case.

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No, they cannot write you up.  You called in and said you weren't going to be there.  Whether you supervisor said to come in later or not doesn't matter.  You already said you weren't going to be there.  If they make a fuss, ask them if it would have made any difference if you had simply said you were sick.  It's funny, people call it sick all the time, but as soon as you call in because of bad road conditions, they get on your case.

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It's because Kroger cares about its employees! One death of an employee due to icy conditions is NOTHING compared to one potential lawsuit from a customer. It's sad, but eh.

I also call in whenever everything ices over. Sometimes they try to guilt-trip me, but at that point, I'm not gonna risk sliding into a ditch on my way to work.

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Well that really makes me feel better. I just felt like I was being pressured to go in, even though I did call. I believe I'm a good employee and I was just going in for a 4 hour shift. Is it really worth it to get stuck in ice / sleet for a 4 hour shift at 7$? 

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No, getting stuck, or potentially wrecking your car, is NOT worth the <$30 you will get from your shift.

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We had a bagger call in this week saying that he was "snowed in". It snowed less than 1 inch (from 2am-4am) and none of it even stuck to the road since it was above freezing. Nothing happened to him.

-- Edited by DeltaGrocery on Saturday 28th of February 2015 08:39:19 PM

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Consequences? At Kroger? The company is so hard up for help right now, whether a person is in the union or not, that person isn't getting fired unless that person does something really serious, like steal, because the company is struggling with such a small pool of applicants, nowadays. One of several new Marketplaces is opening up in the area I live this year, and one that is scheduled to open in just a few weeks is said to be "no where near" the hiring goal for the grand opening. Guess that means some of us might get "pulled" to help out there for a couple of weeks, further screwing the already understaffed existing stores. Fun times ahead!

People around here use even a little snow or ice as a means to get an extra day off of work. If it's seriously bad, it's understandable, but if it's not, employees should come in, for themselves (the money) and for their co-workers (so they aren't scrambling to handle being down a person that's scheduled). I was talking with our assistant deli manager, who was dealing with a lot of call-ins despite the roads being manageable (just had to drive a little slower, and you'd be fine) and he got tired of people that live right around the corner calling in because of the "ice", so he the ones he knew lived close by, he told over the phone, "I'll be there in a bit to pick you up and bring you to work," and guess what? These people were "miraculously" able to make it in themselves. The assistant deli manager and I agreed that because there are no consequences, people can do what they want, and that they don't take their jobs seriously or have work ethic. That's partly Kroger's fault though, for not hiring better quality help and valuing that quality help with better pay/benefits/supportive work environment. Kroger thinks people should be happy to come and work in a deli between twenty and thirty hours a week for $7.35 an hour.

You get what you pay for, Kroger. It's as simple as that.

Who is Ice and why did they call in?