Is it okay if wildlife is cut and fixed in the meat department on the store machines with store tools? We have manager at my store who brought in a deer about 2 hours before close and had one of the guys clean it and cut it up. I don't think there should be a problem if everything is sterilized afterwards right?
Not sure, but this certainly sounds like something that would be against store policy. After all, the deer was not bought at Kroger! The work being done (using Kroger-owned equipment) is not contributing to Kroger sales, so it is, in effect, "Stolen time" and "stolen product" (use of their equipment, water, space) .
No, it is not ok. The manager and employee could both be fired.
I worked in a steel factory many years ago. A top dog from out of town made a special visit at 11pm at night without notice.
Well, the shift manager of 20 years was no where to be found. He was on a date with his girlfriend while on the clock. And, an employee was drawing a detailed design of unrelated products for the manager on company time. The top dog found that too..
The shift manager was demoted to a lower manager position, lost some pay but he got lucky he wasn't fired.
Wild game could carry diseases. Just not worth contaminating the store and ruining a carreer.
In most places it's against health department regulations for any open product to be brought in and cut, slice, ground, or in any other way prepared using store equipment. If the item is contaminated and someone gets sick, it makes it harder to track down the source of the contamination. It can also lead to a lawsuit. Most stores won't even cut or slice unopened items unless they came from that store and the person has the receipt.
VERY illegal and OSHA would be all over the store in a heartbeat if said employee got injured cutting up wild game. I am interested in hunting myself and there are companies that will do this for you for a small fee-especially the deer hunting related trip organisers
