Seems like a lot of write-ups going on as of late at the stores to senior employees. Any dept heads on here ever get written up for something so stupid that left you scratching your head and pissed you off at the same time?
They're probably trying to get rid of the full-time employees.
Speaking of bogus:
One of my co-workers in produce was written up for ignoring the customer. What really happened was that the customer wanted him to reach for something that's not accessible to him. He could've reached it, but if he did he most definitely would've fallen from a good height and suffer injury. He didn't reach the item because he knows that if he fell, his insurance, and neither Kroger, would cover him. He even offered the customer to have another associate get it for her, but the customer insisted on him.
Suffice to say, my co-worker was having none of it and the customer later complained. As usual, management sided with the customer, insisting that he should've gotten the product himself. Funny thing is, management also told my co-worker that he could've asked another associate to get it. Exactly the same thing my co-worker offered the customer earlier then. Seems like the customer left that part out when she complained.
A friend of mine works deli and he was written up for not cleaning a spill on the floor. Mind you he was off the clock on the way out the door. Next shift he came in a write up was awaiting his signature. He refused to sign being ad the incident was off the clock. Now he had a new write up waiting for him for insubordination. He's getting the union involved. Chances are the write ups will be null and void.
I got wrote up for elms. my manager told me that if I did not get my elm score up I would be fired. I have 26 years with Kroger. I told the union about it so we shall see if the union does anything about it. oh yes I agree that that they are going after the senior employees big time.
Step stool. I don't understand why that wasn't the first thing through your co-workers mind.
Anonymous wrote:
They're probably trying to get rid of the full-time employees.
Speaking of bogus:
One of my co-workers in produce was written up for ignoring the customer. What really happened was that the customer wanted him to reach for something that's not accessible to him. He could've reached it, but if he did he most definitely would've fallen from a good height and suffer injury. He didn't reach the item because he knows that if he fell, his insurance, and neither Kroger, would cover him. He even offered the customer to have another associate get it for her, but the customer insisted on him.
Suffice to say, my co-worker was having none of it and the customer later complained. As usual, management sided with the customer, insisting that he should've gotten the product himself. Funny thing is, management also told my co-worker that he could've asked another associate to get it. Exactly the same thing my co-worker offered the customer earlier then. Seems like the customer left that part out when she complained.
Step stool. I don't understand why that wasn't the first thing through your co-workers mind.
Anonymous wrote:
They're probably trying to get rid of the full-time employees.
Speaking of bogus:
One of my co-workers in produce was written up for ignoring the customer. What really happened was that the customer wanted him to reach for something that's not accessible to him. He could've reached it, but if he did he most definitely would've fallen from a good height and suffer injury. He didn't reach the item because he knows that if he fell, his insurance, and neither Kroger, would cover him. He even offered the customer to have another associate get it for her, but the customer insisted on him.
Suffice to say, my co-worker was having none of it and the customer later complained. As usual, management sided with the customer, insisting that he should've gotten the product himself. Funny thing is, management also told my co-worker that he could've asked another associate to get it. Exactly the same thing my co-worker offered the customer earlier then. Seems like the customer left that part out when she complained.
We're in one of those large Kroger stores with merchandise (and often, bulky ones) on the top shelf. My co-worker wasn't exactly the most healthiest person (he's quite big) and would've had trouble getting the item down. Not even those green step-ladders (with the rails on top) have helped him.
And like I said, he could've, but most likely he could've fallen as well. Why take that chance when you can offer someone else to get it?
I know I've seen some senior employees get treated badly at my store as well. Our cashier at the top of the seniority list got in trouble and cussed out for calling in sick an hour and 40 minutes before her shift, instead of exactly 2 hours before, meaning she would have had to call in at 5:30am... and I don't know of many people who choose to get up that early. They also threatened to take away weekends as her off days as well. The thing is, it wasn't something that should have been a big deal. They called me in for that shift and I came in and everything was fine.
If they ever tried to do that to me, when I called in the proper time to let them know, I'd get back at them and screw them over BIG time when they needed me most (like a busy day, I had off). Especially if I came in all the time and bent over backwards for them.
