Hi. I work at a Kroger in Georgia and this March, I'll have been there a year. In that time, I've been a courtesy clerk, a utility clerk in the deli, conditioner for drug/GM. I've been hanging tags on Saturday nights since I started and I've also been making signs for display items and learned how to make tags and do markdowns. I've also, had to come in, over night, and sweep underneath the aisles to get out merchandise that has been shoved underneath. I've done that twice. Each time, it has taken around 3 weeks to finish the entire store by myself.
My question is: Am I getting paid what I should be? I'm still getting paid what I was getting paid when I started. ($7.25/hr) I average at anywhere from 27 to 32 hours a week. This is my first job, so I'm not familiar with all the lingo or rules and policies and I have no idea who to ask and trust their answers.
If I'm getting paid fairly, then that's great, but I just want to know.
No. With all that training they should bump you up to the top pay rate. But seriously, if you are in a union store ask the union steward. If you are non- union ask other employees in your store if this the normal pay progression.
Well, it depends on your contract. But, based on the info you provided, I'm going to guess "yes," unfortunately. You started one job off at min wage, then you started another job at min wage, then you started another job at minimum wage. Each time you switched jobs, your progression restarted to 0. Take whatever time you started drug/GM and you'll probably get your first raise after a year.
Normally, this wouldn't be the case, but, courtesy and utility clerks are treated like trash.
Well, it depends on your contract. But, based on the info you provided, I'm going to guess "yes," unfortunately. You started one job off at min wage, then you started another job at min wage, then you started another job at minimum wage. Each time you switched jobs, your progression restarted to 0. Take whatever time you started drug/GM and you'll probably get your first raise after a year.
Normally, this wouldn't be the case, but, courtesy and utility clerks are treated like trash.
Hey, I am nice to the courtesy clerks and I treat the Utility Clerks well.
Here, min wage is $7.40. Courtesy clerk tops out in pay a little above that. A Utility Clerk makes $7.60 and hour and that is the top pay for them.
Get into the Drug/Gm department and you can make a little more. Grocery pay isn't too bad. I think Meat/Seafood is supposed to be the best.
Well, it depends on your contract. But, based on the info you provided, I'm going to guess "yes," unfortunately. You started one job off at min wage, then you started another job at min wage, then you started another job at minimum wage. Each time you switched jobs, your progression restarted to 0. Take whatever time you started drug/GM and you'll probably get your first raise after a year.
Normally, this wouldn't be the case, but, courtesy and utility clerks are treated like trash.
Hey, I am nice to the courtesy clerks and I treat the Utility Clerks well.
Here, min wage is $7.40. Courtesy clerk tops out in pay a little above that. A Utility Clerk makes $7.60 and hour and that is the top pay for them.
Get into the Drug/Gm department and you can make a little more. Grocery pay isn't too bad. I think Meat/Seafood is supposed to be the best.
"Hey, I am nice to the courtesy clerks and I treat the Utility Clerks well."
But, can you say the same thing about corporate?
"Here, min wage is $7.40. Courtesy clerk tops out in pay a little above that. A Utility Clerk makes $7.60 and hour and that is the top pay for them."
Here in Michigan, CCs cap out at $7.50 after 6 months. Utility clerks' progression is $7.60>$8.00>$8.50. Pretty much everyone else is considered a regular clerk and has the same pay rate (except meat department, which operates under their own contract).
"I think Meat/Seafood is supposed to be the best."
Yeah, if you learn how to cut meat and aren't labeled as just a regular clerk, you're on a higher scale than everyone else.
making signs, conditioning, and hanging tags are in a higher job classification than a courtesy clerk need to check your classification and if your still courtesy clerk get reclassified as a clerk/cashier
courtesy clerks and clerk cashiers are on different pay scales and may affect how much you get paid and when you get raises.
making signs, conditioning, and hanging tags are in a higher job classification than a courtesy clerk
Not necessarily. Making signs is out of the job description, but in midsouth hanging SATH tags and conditioning are both included in the job description of the courtesy clerk now.
Hi. I work at a Kroger in Georgia and this March, I'll have been there a year. In that time, I've been a courtesy clerk, a utility clerk in the deli, conditioner for drug/GM. I've been hanging tags on Saturday nights since I started and I've also been making signs for display items and learned how to make tags and do markdowns. I've also, had to come in, over night, and sweep underneath the aisles to get out merchandise that has been shoved underneath. I've done that twice. Each time, it has taken around 3 weeks to finish the entire store by myself.
My question is: Am I getting paid what I should be? I'm still getting paid what I was getting paid when I started. ($7.25/hr) I average at anywhere from 27 to 32 hours a week. This is my first job, so I'm not familiar with all the lingo or rules and policies and I have no idea who to ask and trust their answers.
If I'm getting paid fairly, then that's great, but I just want to know.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
If you've been there for a year, I'm inclined to say no. However, you're probably only missing out on a dime or two an hour.
making signs, conditioning, and hanging tags are in a higher job classification than a courtesy clerk need to check your classification and if your still courtesy clerk get reclassified as a clerk/cashier
courtesy clerks and clerk cashiers are on different pay scales and may affect how much you get paid and when you get raises.
False. I did all that 10 years ago @ 5.55 an hour (top pay for courtesy clerk back then) - it's just called being more valuable than the other slackers in your store. You'll get promoted soon OP and if you don't then you make a fuss about it.
Operations133 wrote:False. I did all that 10 years ago @ 5.55 an hour (top pay for courtesy clerk back then) - it's just called being more valuable than the other slackers in your store. You'll get promoted soon OP and if you don't then you make a fuss about it.
You may have been in a contract that included it in their job description back then, but the general trend for courtesy clerks up until current contracts has been to exclude those types of things from it. Midsouth just added these jobs in and it was a decently big uproar.
