You've got it. But they treat everyone like **** its not just courtesy clerks. Ive been at kroger for three years ive went from $7.25 ( courtesy clerk) then worked produce, grocery, dairy and nutrition. Right now I am a floater but anyways after being there for three years i am getting $7.60 a 35 cent raise for three years. They give me a 5 cent raise every six months. The pay is not good. Benefits are good after you work there a year. But lack of leadership and no team work is what makes my job hell.
At least in my contract, after a year, you'd get vacation time equal to your average number of hours same as any part timer.
My front end doesn't treat the courtesy clerks badly. We just want them doing the job they're paid to do. When it's your lot time go to the lot and get carts. Wear your d@mn safety vest. God Help Us, we thought assigning everyone their own vest would mean they wouldn't have to share. Within a week no one had one.
Don't mouth off. Don't hide to avoid work. Keep busy. Unload carts. This is a job, not a dating service. Talk to your customers instead of hitting on your cashiers.
You should feel ashamed when supervisors, managers and other depts have to rush to clear the lot because you didn't do your job.
The worst part is having a bagger fired for not performing the job, seeing it grieved and they come back. Sure they lose a couple months pay but what does the team gain? What does even that bagger gain from this experience? What was learned? And worse, what do others around them learn from watching this happen?
Makes me glad I'm not courtesy clerk anymore. But I STILL have to listen to what the senior clerks say... Why? Because they have seniority, and they've Ben there longer and know more.
Our store treats our courtesies well, IF you do your job as asked.we have our own work to do too. Why do we tell courtesies to clear the lot, get things, do the sweeps as assigned? Because its their job... It's how we roll
In Michigan, vacation is the only benefit courtesy clerks get. I'd hate to see your contract. What I want to see is the contracts where courtesies/utilities DO get benefits and pay raises. That makes me curious.
