I work in the deli. We used to have a big box to store a drink in in one of our coolers. But we recently got a bad mark on one of our inspections and so to punish us they took away our right to have a drink back there. I can't believe it. The problem had nothing to do with having drinks, it was an issue with the chicken shop. So yay, now we only have 30 minutes in 8 hours to drink something. I start to get dizzy if I'm thirsty and can't have something to drink.
You should be getting at least two 15 minute breaks and a one hour lunch for a standard shift in most contracts. And that gives you plenty of time to drink and eat. If you get thirsty in between breaks just keep a water bottle in your pocket (with receipt, of course) and sip when you need to. I know that on the front end they banned drinks altogether except for baggers on lot duty. So you aren't alone.
You should be getting at least two 15 minute breaks and a one hour lunch for a standard shift in most contracts. And that gives you plenty of time to drink and eat. If you get thirsty in between breaks just keep a water bottle in your pocket (with receipt, of course) and sip when you need to. I know that on the front end they banned drinks altogether except for baggers on lot duty. So you aren't alone.
In some places, we opt out of the lunch breaks in contract, which where I'm at would typically be 30 minutes, instead for one 30 minute break or two 15s. With manger approval, we can take a lunch of up to 5 hours, then finish our shift, but that is typically saved for emergencies.
And being able to have water in a service department is strange to me. All stores I have been at, whether in MA-KMA or SW-KMA, have had strict guidelines about no drinks or food in those departments. Guess it would have to do with state and local regulation, but still odd tome none the less.
They're mostly worried about allergens. Like if someone brought chocolate milk to work and it somehow contaminated an ingredient I guess. Deli/bakery and meat are so regulated that I'd hate to work in one of them. In grocery you can practically eat dinner on your U-boat and nobody would bat an eye.
No, they did not. They took your ability to store water at a temperature that you prefer.
You can have your own water on you, just find a spot to place it on, like the back counter or your supplies desk (where y'all keep your extra shennanigan crap).
They were in the right to take away your privilege to keep your water cold in the company's cooler.
Unless they've plundered your seas, ravaged your coasts, burned your towns, destroyed the lives of your families, and poisoned your city's municipal water supply, then crying over water isn't worth anything. Just find another alternative and move on.
Im pretty sure you are exagerating this issue. There are health-code reasons for them not allowing you to have drinks/food in parishable departments. I'm surprised they ever allowed you to have them in the first place. Im also sure that if you asked, they would allow you to go to water fountain to get a drink every once in a while. Do us all a favor and stop whinning about ridiculous issues. Thank you :)
"Unless they've plundered your seas, ravaged your coasts, burned your towns, destroyed the lives of your families, and poisoned your city's municipal water supply, then crying over water isn't worth anything."
You haven't been working for kroger very long, I take it.
They do all that and more in less than a week.
If they find the right people, it can be done in 72 hours.
Here, we usually just salvage what we can from the burned towns and build boats to find another coastline. We just have to keep reminding ourselves not to drink the water.
Boy, they really are hard asses where you work. Here, it's not a problem to have a bottle of water, soda, juice whatever off to the side, like in a storage rack. Kind of hidden, or in a cooler. Both in our produce and lunch meat coolers, there's an area that is always left alone. So any drinks can be hidden there. Typically right inside the door. Now, every so often, like every half our, 45 minutes or so, your throat gets dry and you need a drink. Well, you just walk your ass over to where your drink is and take a drink. Then go back to work.
My supervisor hates it when I have to tell her that I'm in need of a restroom break, drink of water, or need to take medication (which requires going to the water fountain or out to the car), but if I don't fully inform them than they just assume I am slacking off somewhere.
it's embarrassing and a waste of time especially when you have to hunt the supervisor down or say it in front of customers. Yet others can go outside on smoke breaks every hour or so. -.-
-- Edited by BagBoy on Tuesday 13th of May 2014 05:08:10 PM
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Would you like fries with th... I mean, your milk in a bag?
"Unless they've plundered your seas, ravaged your coasts, burned your towns, destroyed the lives of your families, and poisoned your city's municipal water supply, then crying over water isn't worth anything."
You haven't been working for kroger very long, I take it.
They do all that and more in less than a week.
If they find the right people, it can be done in 72 hours.
Here, we usually just salvage what we can from the burned towns and build boats to find another coastline. We just have to keep reminding ourselves not to drink the water.
Don't exaggerate and lay off the shrooms. Kroger is not part of The Crown. If they've done any of those things, Kroger would be nationalized and the company heads will be in Guantanamo Bay long before you realized that your manager spit in your drink. Big Brother doesn't like it when a challenger shows up, and will deal with it swiftly.
They took away your water because it's a major health violation having stuff like that in food preparation areas. Doesn't matter if its covered, closed or whatever. In my area personal items of any kind (jacket stashed under a table, for example) will get your major health violation. It's just how it is.
That's how it is at our store too. There's no way to tell if it's just water or I'd theres additives (like certain powdered meds, or vitimans) I worked deli from time to time and they ARE obsessed with food safety. There's even inspectors that visit our store from time to time often WITHOUT warning. I asked them why they did this. They said, "your dept should be clean and sanitary at all times whether or not we show."
