My store manager called me in to his office today, giving me this whole spiel about donating part of my ($7.75/wk) paycheck to the United Way, he had a form with my name on it and everything. I told him I can't donate this year, he grudgingly accepted and I had to put a zero in the amount box and sign it. Is this a normal Kroger thing or only in certain stores? I don't recall doing the same last year, and it just felt quite rude and pushy.
I was "hounded" on it. And pressured as well. Finally I asked "why should I? I have other things I want to use my money for." I admit that could have been said better.
My manager's response? " why WOULDNT you?! Don't YOU have work you need to do now?!?" He dismisses me. Turns out no one was really interested in donating and that pissed him off
yeah i was pulled into the manager's office and pressured to donate. i even tried to say i'll get this paper back to you but they wouldn't let me go back to the floor without an answer while i tried to find a charity i might donate to. then even after i'd agreed to donate i was hounded later because the manager forgot.
tbh with what i'm paid charity begins at home and i could use that money for food or gas or new socks.
While working as cashier with Stuff The Bus, MDA, Hunger Bags etc. I feel like asking for and getting donations (in addition to my other job duties) for 25 to 35 hours a week is giving enough.
United way does a bunch of different charities and the form say what the each different charity does. They are legit, but between medical and dues, Im not giving away more money.
Agreed. And if the store don't make its quota? So what?
Getting donations is NOT a "competition" between stores. You should donate ONLY if YOU want to. NOT because you are pressured into it.
When I was hourly, working part time hours and making minimum wage, I would fire right back: "Hey, I'M a charity case too. Where's MY check?" That shut 'em up. Quick.
When I was hourly, working part time hours and making minimum wage, I would fire right back: "Hey, I'M a charity case too. Where's MY check?" That shut 'em up. Quick.
That's pretty poetic. A few people in my store have actually asked management for donations with a straight face. They never got any money, but management never yelled either.
Management is hounding you guys because the Zone Managers make it a pet project to beat the other zones to suck up to the executive group, and give each store a quota (goal isn't the right word for it). As such, management gets to pressure you guys into donating to make the quota.
Source: former co-manager.
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That works the opposite with me. All hounding me does is get me more and more pissed off until both me and the person hounding gets really pissed off with each other