So I know this isn't a "life advice" forum or anything but I am thinking of quitting my job at Kroger. I was just wondering like how much notice I should give? And also, I am 21 years old. I feel like I shouldn't quit this job because being 21 without a job would make me feel like a loser. Just wondering what you all think. Should I quit and look for something else? Or stay and tough out the B.S.?
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I thought people were joking when they said working for Kroger sucks...
Do Not Quit. If the B.S. gets to be too much let them fire you instead. Do Not Sign ANYTHING that says You Resigned. If you are having problems with management pulling **** on you and they seem to be getting their kicks out of it...STAND YOUR GROUND...GIVE IT BACK TO THEM. They are mostly over paid do nothings who have nothing going for them. So Stand Up Be A MAN.....cuz they usually arent....or a lady for that matter and Do Your Job The BEST YOU CAN. I aint sayin this to be mean to you. Just NEVER BACK DOWN.
Look for another job and get hired there before quiting if you are looking for a change.
An education would be the best way to improve your career choices.
Don't quit because of the run ins you have had recently. As the poster above said, make the managers work to get rid of you. Don't make it easy on the managers. Managers can be moved around to another store without notice and you might end up with a better one. Although, it is possible to end up with a worse one!
Sometimes the BS gets really old and enough is enough. If you decide to quit, give them a week or two notice before the BS escalates into something that really pisses you off and you just give the finger and then there's no going back. Seen that happen a few times over the years. I don't think getting fired is better then resigning, with changes in collecting unemployment these days, they will find a good reason to why they terminated you and make it stick and you will get denied unemployment benefits. Sometimes employees need to take their power back and do what they need to do, what feels right for them, that doesn't mean they are backing down. Some of the management in these stores are spineless. Obviously....if you can't afford to quit, start looking around for a new job, get it and then quit! This company is running off good employees, mainly because of power trips that much of their store management are on. This company needs to get back to the basics, delivering good product, working with employees not working against them and most of all, delivering the best customer service. To do all that, they need to quit micro managing their employees and finding faults and the turn over rate wouldn't be so much in the individual stores. My two cents!
Stick it out for now and look around. You don't say how long you've been there but co-managers & store manages come and go.
I'm less fed up than last fall but more ready to find my exit because the personnel changes haven't been for the better. I'll be surprised if I'm still at my store for another Christmas.
Obviously....if you can't afford to quit, start looking around for a new job, get it and then quit! This company is running off good employees, mainly because of power trips that much of their store management are on. This company needs to get back to the basics, delivering good product, working with employees not working against them and most of all, delivering the best customer service. To do all that, they need to quit micro managing their employees and finding faults and the turn over rate wouldn't be so much in the individual stores. My two cents!
As others have said if you feel that kroger is not the thing for you go and find another job if possible before resigning. From what i have seen it seems kroger has too many problems and it is no surpise to me why they have a high turn over rate.
Anonymous wrote:Managers can be moved around to another store without notice and you might end up with a better one. Although, it is possible to end up with a worse one!
From what you guys have seen in the store you work how "frequently" do they really move the managers??
Anonymous wrote:Managers can be moved around to another store without notice and you might end up with a better one. Although, it is possible to end up with a worse one!
From what you guys have seen in the store you work how "frequently" do they really move the managers??
we've been through eight various managers in two years. it varies and they don't leave in the order they come in either or at a set time. i'm ready for this group to go!
I've noticed they tend to move the newer managers around more than they do the ones who have been with the company for a while.
Probably because the newer ones need exposure to a lot of roles. Like safety team, cultural council, hiring, forecasting, looking over a different department, etc. To be honest I think all of these little slacker clubs are doing more harm than good. The safety team at my store is shut up, even though a glance at our backroom will reveal about a dozen OSHA violations ranging from water being too high to pallets being on their sides to emergency exits being buried behind the vendors' carts. It's a miracle that we haven't had any life threatening injuries (I'm not exaggerating) and the managers think that a safe work environment is a luxury. Meanwhile in the cultural council, where everyone making $15/hour on their 2003 contract hangs out, all that's been done is shoddily produced sombreros were distributed throughout the store, leading to a couple of customers questioning our ethics. Whoa where am I going with this? I guess the main thing is just that Kroger has a very antiquated management system that would be coveted by few. The store would be just fine with like 1 manager and stronger department managers.
