My former awesome grocery manager has retired. His replacement is an ass. Thinks he's the entire store's manager and tries to imply that anyone that's younger than him is someone that's new.
How long do grocery managers stay in the store they're working in? I'd like to see him gone soon.
My former awesome grocery manager has retired. His replacement is an ass. Thinks he's the entire store's manager and tries to imply that anyone that's younger than him is someone that's new.
How long do grocery managers stay in the store they're working in? I'd like to see him gone soon.
Umm, well, you are newer than him? If he is the highest person with senority in the store, he is in charge of the entire store at that moment. My grocery manager has been with kroger for 43 years and demands respect when he is in charge. He can be an ass but also cool at times too. Old old contract(1970s) employees are like that. Get used to it.
He will be permitted 30-90 days probation to get control over the department or sent away. After that, the only way to be rid of him is if he retires or transfers to another store or does a major screw-up, like doesn't get the work done or pisses the store manager off.
You could stir **** and file complaints with HR but it will probably leave a mark on your record.
So, what department do you work in? And what is he asking you to do?
My former awesome grocery manager has retired. His replacement is an ass. Thinks he's the entire store's manager and tries to imply that anyone that's younger than him is someone that's new.
How long do grocery managers stay in the store they're working in? I'd like to see him gone soon.
Umm, well, you are newer than him? If he is the highest person with senority in the store, he is in charge of the entire store at that moment. My grocery manager has been with kroger for 43 years and demands respect when he is in charge. He can be an ass but also cool at times too. Old old contract(1970s) employees are like that. Get used to it.
He will be permitted 30-90 days probation to get control over the department or sent away. After that, the only way to be rid of him is if he retires or transfers to another store or does a major screw-up, like doesn't get the work done or pisses the store manager off.
You could stir **** and file complaints with HR but it will probably leave a mark on your record.
So, what department do you work in? And what is he asking you to do?
A co-worker of mine has been working for Kroger for 50+ years, yet the new manager talks to him like he was just hired yesterday.
Mind you, this new manager is relatively young, early 30's I'd say.
He asked me to condition and dig up some old stuff in the pet food isle. Unfortunately, there's a rat problem there and they've been leaving their droppings and such. How do I know? Because the week before, the store manager had the utility clerk stay an extra hour after 10PM to clean the **** up. Not only that, the smell is there and the droppings are visible at some of the shelves. Yes, there's a difference between random dog food pellets and rat droppings, and I know which is which.
Now, if it's a regular aisle I have no problem with it. I protested and told him about the problems and still had me do them anyway. I didn't really feel like putting up with his BS so I just wore 5 layers of latex gloves and beared with the smell.
And I'm amazed that there hasn't been anything done about the rats. Hell, supposedly we've had problems with the bakery as well, resulting in management having to scrub the department down top to bottom a month or two ago.
If he is the highest person with seniority in the store, he is in charge of the entire store at that moment.
Oh dear god. That's a total load of horse s#!t if I've ever heard one.
The only reason he is in charge of anything is because he is a dept mgr. His seniority means nothing. I have ~6.5 yrs seniority, and as an ACSM I have authority over about a dozen people with more seniority than me, some 20-30 years or more. Regardless, if I tell them to do something, you're damned sure they better do it. Seniority and authority are in no way directly related.
If he is the highest person with seniority in the store, he is in charge of the entire store at that moment.
Oh dear god. That's a total load of horse s#!t if I've ever heard one.
The only reason he is in charge of anything is because he is a dept mgr. His seniority means nothing. I have ~6.5 yrs seniority, and as an ACSM I have authority over about a dozen people with more seniority than me, some 20-30 years or more. Regardless, if I tell them to do something, you're damned sure they better do it. Seniority and authorityare in no way directly related.
Nor should they be. It goes to my whole issue with unions, at least when pertaining to bull $hit like this.
I agree. Seniority does have its perks but I feel it protects more senior employees more than it should. While I know some senior ppl who are valuable assets for many reasons and whose experience I value, I have seen some who took full advantage of it to laze around all day and do nothing and were just a drain on the store as a whole.
I agree. Seniority does have its perks but I feel it protects more senior employees more than it should. While I know some senior ppl who are valuable assets for many reasons and whose experience I value, I have seen some who took full advantage of it to laze around all day and do nothing and were just a drain on the store as a whole.
Sounds like our deli manager. She's been sucking the life out of deli for a while now. Even the other deli people have complained. Our store manager sort of just broke down and just said "I CAN'T DO ANYTHING, MY HANDS ARE TIED! SHE'LL JUST HAVE TO RETIRE SOON!"
