Two days ago I was speaking to a coworker and she was telling me how her friend is going to be hired out in the fuel center. We already have four people, so I'm not sure why hiring yet another person out there will help.. But whatever. Anyways. She was all smug about her friend getting the job, yet her friend hasn't officially been hired.
I absolutely hate the favoritism and 'kissing a**' in this company. "I have a friend who will get hired because all the bosses like me, while you've been here for months and have never missed a day and you'll get your hours severely cut because my friend wants to work out there."
Pfft Yeah it is! But people like that.. Yeah they're more than idiots. I mean I wouldn't be bothered by it if it weren't that there was already problems out in the fuel center. The manager and two other full timers get almost all hours. I'm lucky if I get 28 a week. With another person, I'll be getting cut down to 14 hours a week. I'm trying to save for my wedding in September, and this crap just isn't helping my situation.
Especially when I will never get full time out there because we can only have a certain amount of hours a week out there, and once the full timers get 36+, it leaves me below 36. And I need 36 or more to get full time.
-- Edited by FuelGal on Sunday 8th of March 2015 04:27:33 AM
Favoritism and ass kissing in THIS company? You speak as if this company is unique, or special... it is not. These are the times we live in, a dark time, a time when mankind is corrupt, wicked, selfish, and loathsome. Life is cheap, labor is cheap; time is cheap, even God is cheap.
What high principles, what values are there today which truly guide humanity? Nation, freedom, success, justice? These have become only words, only the tragic excuses of a downward spiraling race of degenerates. In the end there is only the whine and bleat of the inner child, the petty demands of the tyrant ego, the sinful meander of the forgotten soul - we are nothing but meat that thinks, parading around in make-up and costumes and making noises to pretend we are greater, more dignified. And we are not.
And so be not disappointed: accept, and expect, this darkness from your fellow brothers and sisters on this earth. Do not swim against the current. Suffer, as the righteous must suffer, and take solace in the knowledge of your future salvation. For the wicked know not what they do, and when the System which has enabled them to see such successes is broken, they will no longer see success, nor peace.
I don't know your contract but it makes sense that if you were almost getting full time hours they would hire another part time employee. Once you get full time you get a higher pay rate, so two part time employees at a lesser pay rate is beneficial to Kroger. Depending on the contract.
Favoritism and ass kissing in THIS company? You speak as if this company is unique, or special... it is not. These are the times we live in, a dark time, a time when mankind is corrupt, wicked, selfish, and loathsome. Life is cheap, labor is cheap; time is cheap, even God is cheap.
Don't forget all the damn orc attacks. I'm getting a little tired of having to carry a sword on my way to work.
I don't know your contract but it makes sense that if you were almost getting full time hours they would hire another part time employee. Once you get full time you get a higher pay rate, so two part time employees at a lesser pay rate is beneficial to Kroger. Depending on the contract.
I can get full time if I'm over 36 hours >.< I found out by my coworker who is full time that she plans to change career courses, and after she gets her license for this career, she plans to quit and move. So, since I will be the next in line of seniority, I should get full time.. Unless they try and pull the: "We transferred a full time employee from inside that will take over and you'll still be stuck in part time." Which I could see them doing :/
I feel your pain, I recently got promoted to Fuel Lead at my new store. The problem I see with the fuel centers is when they hire people in they hire in for coverage of certain times, the problem is at fuel you can't hire people with restricted schedules or you will force your hand into hiring an extra un necessary person to cover gaps or possible call ins. For example, at my old store, we had a guy who could only work 6:30pm until 11:00pm. He had more seniority than everyone, except the lead which allowed him to bull his way into those hours, and then you had the lead working 6:00AM until 2:30PM (40 Hours a week). That leaves a 4 hour window pretty much 5 days a week and 2 open days (If you don't count overlap). You would think they would only need maybe 2 people at most to cover the rest of this right? Nope, 3 people to cover at most 52 hours? (Keeping in mind 6 hours during the week open due to overlap and 16 on weekends to cover 6 - 2:30 and 230 - 11) 52 hours divided by 3 employees is like 17 hours each if spread evenly, and depending on union contract people must get a certain amount of hours. I hate to come off as the @ss to suggest this, but my recommendation to you is read your contract see what the minimum number of hours is, and if the new person or anyone else lower in seniority gets more hours than you, go in and claim their hours (have to do it the first couple days of schedule posting). You won't make many friends doing this, but you have to show management you won't allow them to bully your hours like that especially if its to cover their own lapse in judgement when they hired in people with restricted schedules. I was in your position for a few years I started out low man on the totem pole getting 18-22 hour weeks and worked my way up into the 30+ hours a week before I got my lead position. With seniority it only gets better and fuel has such a high turnover rate, you'll jump to the top of seniority quick. I wish you the best of luck, i hope something in my random rambling helps you.
I feel your pain, I recently got promoted to Fuel Lead at my new store. The problem I see with the fuel centers is when they hire people in they hire in for coverage of certain times, the problem is at fuel you can't hire people with restricted schedules or you will force your hand into hiring an extra un necessary person to cover gaps or possible call ins. For example, at my old store, we had a guy who could only work 6:30pm until 11:00pm. He had more seniority than everyone, except the lead which allowed him to bull his way into those hours, and then you had the lead working 6:00AM until 2:30PM (40 Hours a week). That leaves a 4 hour window pretty much 5 days a week and 2 open days (If you don't count overlap). You would think they would only need maybe 2 people at most to cover the rest of this right? Nope, 3 people to cover at most 52 hours? (Keeping in mind 6 hours during the week open due to overlap and 16 on weekends to cover 6 - 2:30 and 230 - 11) 52 hours divided by 3 employees is like 17 hours each if spread evenly, and depending on union contract people must get a certain amount of hours. I hate to come off as the @ss to suggest this, but my recommendation to you is read your contract see what the minimum number of hours is, and if the new person or anyone else lower in seniority gets more hours than you, go in and claim their hours (have to do it the first couple days of schedule posting). You won't make many friends doing this, but you have to show management you won't allow them to bully your hours like that especially if its to cover their own lapse in judgement when they hired in people with restricted schedules. I was in your position for a few years I started out low man on the totem pole getting 18-22 hour weeks and worked my way up into the 30+ hours a week before I got my lead position. With seniority it only gets better and fuel has such a high turnover rate, you'll jump to the top of seniority quick. I wish you the best of luck, i hope something in my random rambling helps you.
Thanks! Well.. There are some problems.
1. My manager refuses to schedule shift overlaps of at least 15 minutes. He claims there isn't enough hours.
2. The last person who was higher seniority than me and another coworker got screwed over. She was next in line for full time. He didn't like her, and gave the full time to the girl who has less seniority.
3. My contract states I can have at least one to two more hours than the person with the least seniority. So if that person gets 12 hours, I will get 13 to 14. If someone calls in, my manager cannot ask the new hire to come in until he's asked me.
4. My manager thankfully has been nicer, and three weeks prior to the new hire coming has graced me with three weeks of 28 hours each week. Not enough to make full time, but enough to at least survive somewhat. I think it's also because I put my foot down and told them all straight up: I have a wedding to plan and I need all the money I can.
5. Because of everyone getting their way, I got scheduled one day off this week. Most of the days I have to work are only 4 hour shifts >.<
BTW. How do I go about claiming shifts? I can't work inside.. But if the new hire ends up getting more hours than I get, I want to claim one of her shifts to make my hours higher than hers and file a grievance. Is that possible?
