Who came up withe this idiotic idea? I work in the bakery department, but I'm sure it's the same in all the other departments. We are continuously filling cases and tables from 6 AM until the last person leaves at 9 PM, and yet they want everyone to stop what they're doing every two hours starting at 8 AM and go out on to the sales floor either replenish something or clean something. What the hell do they think we've been doing all day?
This idea was probably cooked up by someone in the Kroger Corporate office (fresh out of college) who is sitting behind a desk with a cup of coffee by his/her side, trying to think of something that sounds 'innovative', 'cool' or 'with it'.
Never mind that the whole idea is completely ridiculous and not based on any reality. At my Kroger, there is never enough help to get everything done that needs to be done. Who has time to suddenly stop what they're doing, go out on the floor and "engage' with customers, clean glass or counters, or whatever, on the spur of the moment?
Has it occurred to anyone that the catchphrase is somewhat similar to the phrases "getting fresh with customers" (that is, getting obnoxious, overly familiar, or doing some unwelcome flirting)? or "making eyes at customers" (flirting). What is with this stupidity???
Fresh eyes? Where are THEY sold at? Just came from a store, didn't see one iced down tub with eye balls.
Give Kroger some time. I am sure they will eventually put it out then mark it down to "$10 for ten".
And on another note, this is my 1000th post. Yay!
Actually, you haven't written 1000 posts. You've written three: Dead Chicken, Hole in Shirt and Oranges. You just copy that same thing over and over again no matter what the subject is.
I wish I could get paid ridiculous amounts of money to come up with ideas that sound great on paper but have absolutely no chance at all of working in practice.
Well, I take that back - these ideas have a chance of working, but not when you run stores on a skeleton crew day in and day out. I wish I was the superhuman Kroger believes me to be!!
