How could a bagger impress managers enough to become a Floor supervisor? I'm doing a really good job at bagging, and everybody seems to commend me for doing so, even the manager of the store, plus all the co-managers. If they need extra baggers I'm always who they call first because I can come in, and very fast at that.I also am very good at making sure all the grocery carts are in, if I'm closing(while the other baggers seem to just not care,and are lazy). All the other floor supervisors seem pretty young(early 20s to mid 20s, and I'm 18). I'm starting to learn the product codes. Are there any tips you guys can give me. How long does one have to stay with kroger to become a floor supervisor.
How could a bagger impress managers enough to become a Floor supervisor? I'm doing a really good job at bagging, and everybody seems to commend me for doing so, even the manager of the store, plus all the co-managers. If they need extra baggers I'm always who they call first because I can come in, and very fast at that.I also am very good at making sure all the grocery carts are in, if I'm closing(while the other baggers seem to just not care,and are lazy). All the other floor supervisors seem pretty young(early 20s to mid 20s, and I'm 18). I'm starting to learn the product codes. Are there any tips you guys can give me. How long does one have to stay with kroger to become a floor supervisor.
That depends.
I know you had a serious question but my answer to you would be "Still got your soul? Because you need to have it syphoned out first."
For a serious response, I'm not sure. I would think a year, maybe? Perhaps four to six months? A long enough time for them to see you don't have an attitude of "I hope all our lazy customers who leave shopping carts in the lobby or four feet from a cart corral burn in hell" and that you can and are willing to do the work of four people as one person. Once they see that, perhaps they might consider it.
-- Edited by FrontEndSlave on Saturday 23rd of August 2014 12:01:24 AM
You would have to be an experienced cashier first. And by experienced I don't mean a month. 6 months as a cashier, at least. Ask your front end mgr about being promoted.
Have a clean employee record (ABSOLUTELY no suspensions!)
Have open availability
Kroger sends people to supervisor training and they don't want to throw away money only for someone to quit a week later, so they're mostly interested in good cashiers willing to stick at out at Kroger for at least another year or two.
Have a clean employee record (ABSOLUTELY no suspensions!)
Have open availability
Kroger sends people to supervisor training and they don't want to throw away money only for someone to quit a week later, so they're mostly interested in good cashiers willing to stick at out at Kroger for at least another year or two.
SUPERVISOR TRAINING? I've never heard that before. I wish ours had some training lol!
They key issue for any promotion is time. Everyone is waiting in line for promotions. You have to wait for everyone ahead of you to quit and the supervisors to be promoted out.
Also, if you have a stingy store manager, he'll like to wait until you are almost at top pay anyway, THEN offer you the promotion in order to avoid a big increase.
They key issue for any promotion is time. Everyone is waiting in line for promotions. You have to wait for everyone ahead of you to quit and the supervisors to be promoted out.
Also, if you have a stingy store manager, he'll like to wait until you are almost at top pay anyway, THEN offer you the promotion in order to avoid a big increase.
If OP is a bagger (courtesy clerk) then he is already at top pay. Courtesy clerks don't get raises.
They key issue for any promotion is time. Everyone is waiting in line for promotions. You have to wait for everyone ahead of you to quit and the supervisors to be promoted out.
Also, if you have a stingy store manager, he'll like to wait until you are almost at top pay anyway, THEN offer you the promotion in order to avoid a big increase.
ONLY if there is a pay increase involved, otherwise seniority doesn't matter.
They key issue for any promotion is time. Everyone is waiting in line for promotions. You have to wait for everyone ahead of you to quit and the supervisors to be promoted out.
Also, if you have a stingy store manager, he'll like to wait until you are almost at top pay anyway, THEN offer you the promotion in order to avoid a big increase.
If OP is a bagger (courtesy clerk) then he is already at top pay. Courtesy clerks don't get raises.
They do in our contract! Two pay raises. One at 3 months, the next at 6 (I think). Each raise is ten cents, so they max out at 20 cents above their initial grade.
They key issue for any promotion is time. Everyone is waiting in line for promotions. You have to wait for everyone ahead of you to quit and the supervisors to be promoted out.
Also, if you have a stingy store manager, he'll like to wait until you are almost at top pay anyway, THEN offer you the promotion in order to avoid a big increase.
If OP is a bagger (courtesy clerk) then he is already at top pay. Courtesy clerks don't get raises.
They do in our contract! Two pay raises. One at 3 months, the next at 6 (I think). Each raise is ten cents, so they max out at 20 cents above their initial grade.
Been there seven months now. As far as I know, I don't get a raise and haven't gotten one. I'm making $7.25 an hour as far as I know.
How could a bagger impress managers enough to become a Floor supervisor? I'm doing a really good job at bagging, and everybody seems to commend me for doing so, even the manager of the store, plus all the co-managers. If they need extra baggers I'm always who they call first because I can come in, and very fast at that.I also am very good at making sure all the grocery carts are in, if I'm closing(while the other baggers seem to just not care,and are lazy). All the other floor supervisors seem pretty young(early 20s to mid 20s, and I'm 18). I'm starting to learn the product codes. Are there any tips you guys can give me. How long does one have to stay with kroger to become a floor supervisor.
You'll make more as a bagger than a floor supervisor, so are you sure you want all the added headaches/responsibility that comes with the red vest while making the same amount of money, or really, less, if you work at a store that attracts customers that frequently tip? Unless you work in a division that goes by different rules, my division doesn't pay out extra money to be a floor supervisor, so a floor supervisor at my store might make $7.35 an hour while having to deal with all the problems that result from corporate cutting hours, dishonest or difficult customers, trying to get breaks out at reasonable times and be able to address problems that come up at self-scan/customer care all the while being chained to a register for the majority of your shift.
Instead, as a courtesy clerk, you could be pocketing extra cash every week for doing a really good job in the eyes of the customers. As a former floor supervisor (that resigned much to the disappointment of management, but I hated it) that does multiple jobs in the store and occasionally does it when there is a "crisis" or extra help is needed, I would say it's the worst job in the entire store. If you want to do it, then becoming one involves little more than doing your best at whatever you do and letting both your CSM and management know that you hope to become a floor supervisor one day.
become a cashier first. becoming a supervisor in most contracts nets you no extra pay over cashier pay for the years you've worked.
maybe in a bigger store it's not as bad but at a smaller store you have to deal with crazy stress of needy cashiers, call outs, cover breaks, bad scheduling, quevision, equipment failures, etc. and often be the only "expert" on the front end to handle any problem, do an override or whathaveyou. they will never thank you for doing a good job, you will only hear bad things. that gets stressful.
i really wanted to escape the front end but they won't let it happen.
become a cashier first. becoming a supervisor in most contracts nets you no extra pay over cashier pay for the years you've worked.
maybe in a bigger store it's not as bad but at a smaller store you have to deal with crazy stress of needy cashiers, call outs, cover breaks, bad scheduling, quevision, equipment failures, etc. and often be the only "expert" on the front end to handle any problem, do an override or whathaveyou. they will never thank you for doing a good job, you will only hear bad things. that gets stressful.
Becoming a cashier first isn't just a good idea, it's pretty obviously a prerequisite. Imagine someone with no checker experience being called to a register for a technical question. Disaster in the making.It's not better in a bigger store. Imagine the problems you have; now scale them up to a store that's twice the size of yours. 2x the cashiers needing help, 2x the incompetence, 2x the callouts, 2x the equipment issues, 2x the lanes, 2x the minors to scan alcohol for, etc...
