Ok, so today our store got its milk truck super early so the two dairy workers on duty had to pull it from the opposite side of the store. Everything was going well until one of then tried to use a power jack he knew how to use it but was rushing. He tried to come through a doorway in the back hall & ended up tearing a piece of the wall off. three minutes later the store manager saw what happened & was upset but didn't do anything the employee told the manager he did it & said it was going to get fixed but no action was taken against him. My question is why was no action taken? I guess because the guy is a good worker & that was his first accident or something but I expected him to be suspended. Has this ever happened at your store?
Ummm...We've had STORE MANAGERS that didn't know how to use the power jacks...I also heard a story about some guy driving the powerjack right through the backdock doors onto the bay below...and someone at another store who drove the jack right into a wall, causing some damage...No wonder people have to watch that power jack safety video...Some even need a "refresher course" from time to time...
I will say that practice makes perfect and with all the pallets that will be coming in during the upcoming holidays (read BEER and WINE), it's even MORE important to know how to use the jacks properly!
Ok, so today our store got its milk truck super early so the two dairy workers on duty had to pull it from the opposite side of the store. Everything was going well until one of then tried to use a power jack he knew how to use it but was rushing. He tried to come through a doorway in the back hall & ended up tearing a piece of the wall off. three minutes later the store manager saw what happened & was upset but didn't do anything the employee told the manager he did it & said it was going to get fixed but no action was taken against him. My question is why was no action taken? I guess because the guy is a good worker & that was his first accident or something but I expected him to be suspended.
Seriously? It was obviously an accident and the guy admitted he did it and you think he should be suspended? If they suspended people every time they caused an accident, there wouldn't be enough employees to run the store.
Ok, so today our store got its milk truck super early so the two dairy workers on duty had to pull it from the opposite side of the store. Everything was going well until one of then tried to use a power jack he knew how to use it but was rushing. He tried to come through a doorway in the back hall & ended up tearing a piece of the wall off. three minutes later the store manager saw what happened & was upset but didn't do anything the employee told the manager he did it & said it was going to get fixed but no action was taken against him. My question is why was no action taken? I guess because the guy is a good worker & that was his first accident or something but I expected him to be suspended.
Seriously? It was obviously an accident and the guy admitted he did it and you think he should be suspended? If they suspended people every time they caused an accident, there wouldn't be enough employees to run the store.
I'd be willing to bet that 3/4 (75%) of all the workers in a store have had an accident or a screw-up at some point in their lives working...You can't suspend all of them or there's be NO WORKERS LEFT! As the old saying goes..."**** happens!"
Wow, I thought I was bad at using those things. I've broke items from stopping or turning too fast. Managers understand s*** happens. Usually if it doesn't cost a lot or slow down productivity, they get a verbal warning and a demo and maybe safety video.
OP here. So ok, I guess there's some hostility towards my comment about why wasn't the guy suspended. But I stand by it. I mean, he damaged property, it's probably going to cost at least 2 K to fix that. At what point are people accountable for there actions? So yeah. I say suspend him. It's no wonder we have so many jack asses running around these stores, everybody's got a excuse for everything.
A brick wall, sheet rock wall or the aluminum cooler wall?
The manager definitely has grounds to take the employee to the clinic for a drug test.
Kroger has a list of companies that do repairs in the stores unless it is the kroger facility employees doing the repair(cheaper).
I have seen several back rooms the size of shoe boxes that are almost impossible to maneuver thru. I am betting the GM candy and Christmas pallets are sitting all over the place
right now waiting for Thanksgiving to pass.
I always tell my people when they first start using the power equipment, "Don't hit anything expensive."
My nephew worked for a competitor and broke the guard off a forklift. $2k to replace. Takes a lot of effort to destroy the back guard. I can't remember if they drug tested him or not.
They repaired it and he still had a job. **** happens.
I once crunched up a receiving bay door with a power jack, just buggered the bottom panel of it where it was froze in its frame. Tried to play it off, as I was the only one back there at the time. UH UH. Very next day I'm called to the office and shown the security tape of me doing the deed-----I don't know what my dumbass was thinking, I knew there were cameras back there. Once confronted, I fessed up and claimed I really didn't know I'd dinged it that bad.
It was actually pretty amazing:nobody bought my story---what semi smart mo fo would---but all they did was ship me off for a pee test and gave me a verbal warning.
This is just my two cents, but likely the dairy employee was not officially trained on the power jack. You technically need certification to drive it, at least where I am. If the employee was not hurt and no one else got hurt, Im sure its not a big deal. The sm could get into trouble having uncertified people drive the power jacks as well.
You really think someone should be suspended for that? Some stores have such incredibly tight fitting corners that hits hard to maneuver through everything to put pallets in the freezer, dairy cooler, whatever.
I mean, **** happens, yeah it'll cost some money to replace, but that's part of the cost of running a store in my opinion.
Tell me you've never made a mistake OP. I don't believe it... everyone's f'ed up once at work before.
Sounds like the clerk was just trying to do his job. He was rushing, which I'm sure was not his first choice. We are all rushed because more and more work is piled up on us. He probably doesn't have much experience with the power jack, but you only get better by using it. And accidents happen. That's part of learning and working.
A reminder to slow down is in order, but I'm sure he knows that. Unless he was negligent on purpose, I don't see how suspension or any punishment would help the situation. We all make mistakes.
OP here. So ok, I guess there's some hostility towards my comment about why wasn't the guy suspended. But I stand by it. I mean, he damaged property, it's probably going to cost at least 2 K to fix that. At what point are people accountable for there actions? So yeah. I say suspend him. It's no wonder we have so many jack asses running around these stores, everybody's got a excuse for everything.
So why dont you get off your fat ass and run the jack yourself then? Oh no a wall was damage!! with the little amount kroger pays their employees they have enough to make store repairs for lifetimes.
Ok, so today our store got its milk truck super early so the two dairy workers on duty had to pull it from the opposite side of the store. Everything was going well until one of then tried to use a power jack he knew how to use it but was rushing. He tried to come through a doorway in the back hall & ended up tearing a piece of the wall off. three minutes later the store manager saw what happened & was upset but didn't do anything the employee told the manager he did it & said it was going to get fixed but no action was taken against him. My question is why was no action taken? I guess because the guy is a good worker & that was his first accident or something but I expected him to be suspended. Has this ever happened at your store?
This is the reason why we havent seen Cart Warrior around. He got a promotion from cart collector to power jack user but after 1 hour was demoted back down to cart collector. He is also banned from getting motorized electric carts. Good job fart warrior!
