I refuse to wear that card because I think it's demeaning. I'm an adult. I'm not some first or second grader that needs to be given a little sticker every time I do the job I'm suppose to be doing in the first place.
I am sure the GREAT majority of customers never fill out the survey. We average 4000 customers a day at our store. We average (maybe) about 10 to 20 customer comments a day, and that includes alot of multiple comments from the same customer, (such as one comment concerning front end, another comment about produce, and another one on the overall store).
So, just do the math.........only a tiny percentage bother to do so...........and as one of the haracteristics of our "human nature" a customer might be more likely to be vocal and actually make the effort to leave feedback if they have something NEGATIVE to say. But most customers actually have their own lives to worry about, they have (what they feel) are much more important things to worry about........than taking the time to go online and fill out the feedback survey.
And the survey has some really dumb questions that sound ALMOST like "Have we sent a tingle up your leg today by thrilling you with our marvelous, wonderful, exceptional grocery shopping experience??!!"
Most of the time if I have asked a customer "have you ever went on the krogerfeedback.com site and filled out our customer survey?" they reply, in a rather sheepish way, "no, I never have gotten around to doing one". Some might have been lying but I think most were being truthful.
I am sure the GREAT majority of customers never fill out the survey. We average 4000 customers a day at our store. We average (maybe) about 10 to 20 customer comments a day, and that includes alot of multiple comments from the same customer, (such as one comment concerning front end, another comment about produce, and another one on the overall store).
So, just do the math.........only a tiny percentage bother to do so...........and as one of the haracteristics of our "human nature" a customer might be more likely to be vocal and actually make the effort to leave feedback if they have something NEGATIVE to say. But most customers actually have their own lives to worry about, they have (what they feel) are much more important things to worry about........than taking the time to go online and fill out the feedback survey.
And the survey has some really dumb questions that sound ALMOST like "Have we sent a tingle up your leg today by thrilling you with our marvelous, wonderful, exceptional grocery shopping experience??!!"
Most of the time if I have asked a customer "have you ever went on the krogerfeedback.com site and filled out our customer survey?" they reply, in a rather sheepish way, "no, I never have gotten around to doing one". Some might have been lying but I think most were being truthful.
Have you ever gone. If you use has, have, or had, you use the perfect tense. "Went" is simply the past tense. I went to the store. I have gone to the store.
Most of the time if I have asked a customer "have you ever went on the krogerfeedback.com site and filled out our customer survey?" they reply, in a rather sheepish way, "no, I never have gotten around to doing one". Some might have been lying but I think most were being truthful.
Have you ever gone. If you use has, have, or had, you use the perfect tense. "Went" is simply the past tense. I went to the store. I have gone to the store.
Oh dear, I am SO SO sorry, my darling English grammar policewoman/teacher. When I'm in a hurry I don't worry about being 100% correct with my English grammar. You really need to apply for a position with the upper upper upper Kroger management (known as "corporate"), specifically Key Retailing Procedures, since they spend vast amounts of time accomplishing nothing of real importance or of notable improvement to the day-to-day operations of the stores; you will feel right at home. Meanwhile the peon workers in the actual stores are busting their butts doing the really hard physical grinding work that help keep the company afloat.
They want surveys and they keep shoving it down our throats to have the customers do them. It is HIGHLY irritating. If they want to do them, they will. I've stopped asking. Customers get mad when we keep pushing it at them, then managent wants to know why they get mad. DUH!! It's not hard to figure out!! Back off with the damn surveys!!
They want surveys and they keep shoving it down our throats to have the customers do them. It is HIGHLY irritating. If they want to do them, they will. I've stopped asking. Customers get mad when we keep pushing it at them, then managent wants to know why they get mad. DUH!! It's not hard to figure out!! Back off with the damn surveys!!
All they want is the "good" score; they IGNORE anything thing negative like long lines, no baggers, empty shelves, etc. The customers don't even know management could care LESS about their real concerns.
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They want surveys and they keep shoving it down our throats to have the customers do them. It is HIGHLY irritating. If they want to do them, they will. I've stopped asking. Customers get mad when we keep pushing it at them, then managent wants to know why they get mad. DUH!! It's not hard to figure out!! Back off with the damn surveys!!
All they want is the "good" score; they IGNORE anything thing negative like long lines, no baggers, empty shelves, etc. The customers don't even know management could care LESS about their real concerns.
That right there sums up my experiences at the huddles. The general manager only reads the positive comments and gives shout outs. I have even brought up issues with my department (fuel) and get blown off consistently. Now, case in point, the assistant managers actually listen and read off the negative comments stating that issues need to be addressed. One of the assistant managers actually worked his way up from the bottom (he started as a courtesy clerk at 14) and is helpful with coming up with creative ways of handling difficult situations, customers and employees. The general manager on the other hand, just came from an advertising background and seems to know nothing about Kroger.
