At work Sunday a note was posted by management about call offs in bad weather. And it stated that they are tired of us using the weather as an excuse to call in. And it's (according to the letter) usually people who live closest to the store that call in the most during bad weather and that 95% of the emplo...
I went into for an interview last Tuesday applying for any possition available. There were around 15 people there, and they had several different positions open. They had us do a few "team exercises". Even before the One on One interview I could clearly tell that they wanted to hire me for d...
This is my situation, I graduated with a degree in web design 6 months back, naively thinking i was going to land an entry-level, full-time dream job. what i found out instead was how competitive it was and have had so many interviews with no job offers. anyway, recently i decided to settle for any full-...
Hello, I'll start training for a new company in two weeks. After training they will hire me if I pass training. I have 3 vacations, 3 personal days. I'd like to work one day a week for a while to at least stay on payroll and keep my foot in the door. Any advice on how to take these vacations/PD? There is also t...
I asked for my vacation during my spring break, March 3rd. I even wrote "March 3rd" on the paper. Well guess what? I'm on vacation this week. Wtf? And it's not like someone with more seniority got that week, I have the second most senority in my department and no one else even asked for that wee...
I will be starting at Kroger on the 21st, and the person who hired me, literally gave me no information about starting. They mailed me a shirt and name tag. Can anyone tell me all about what I get and everything about being an employee part-time at Kroger?
how long do you guys think I should wait past my interview to call and ask about the status on my drug test and background check? it's been a little over a week but the HR guy said it might take that long how long has it taken for you?
Within the next few weeks, a total of 3 baggers are gonna be promoted to other departments. I'm not one of them, but I do think I'm definitely worthy of one sometime in the future. Are there certain things that store management is looking for from baggers in order to promote them?
how reliable is uscan at your store? there's always a problem screen freezes, netowrk disocnnects, random reboots, tray jams ... add to it theives love them, customers get confused and attendants hate dealing with them why do it ?
Today they put a sign on every register that basically says "Now hiring smiling faces, up to $13.20 depending on experience." After we were all done guffawing, I realized that this really offends and embarasses me. It really makes me angry. To stick that on a register where someone is sta...
Can you be written up for not working overtime? At my store management constantly tells us that we have to work until the entire truck is run and store conditioned or we will be written up. We are very short-handed and have some very lazy full timers who will waste the night on their aisles. I have heard di...
hello all! My fiance' used to work for Kroger years ago (maybe back in 07) moved onto another job. Just recently she was informed of a supervisor type job that she is wanted for. The problem is, is she cant remember if she was given the option to quit or is she was terminated. So, my question is, how long are...
Last week , a cashier after clocking out of work, got on a Handicap scooter and shopped . When she came to my register with a bottle of Wine and a few other items. I asked for her I.D. she tried to purchase the wine without her I.D. she seemed upset at me . The night manager came over and verbally repr...
After almost 38 years with this company, I'm retiring soon. To paraphrase an old poem, "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." With all due concern, this company REALLY needs to train their employees the way they use to. It's said they don't have the time or the money to invest in...
what kind of things do they look for on the background check? is it just violent crimes and felonies or do misdemeanors count against you? i got a couple juvenile misdemeanors on my record from when i was younger, but my interview went well. do you think i'll get the job?
Just started working at Kroger recently, No one has showed me how to use the time clock at all. All I know is what the computer training taught me, but does someone have to install you into the system or what?
