I just stumbled upon this forum googling "how to quit kroger job", so here I am. Don't know the typical forum etiquette here or if this is even where I should post, sorry.
I've only been working at Kroger for almost a month. I was already thinking the gig was a no go because the HR lady that was supposed to interview me wasn't there the first time I tried to come in and my online training courses didn't show up for a while after my orientation. I don't fault them for technical difficulties, but the location I work at is about half an hour away from my house and it would've saved me a lot of frustration if they'd actually had their stuff together. After multiple attempts to come in and complete my online training, the lady that hired me suggested I give her my login (which my courses became available soon after so it wasn't necessary to do so) over the phone before I planned to come in so she could check if the courses were available to save me the hassle of coming in for nothing.
I would say the biggest issue I have with the job is the communication- specifically, the lack thereof. After completing my online training, they set me up with a trainer. They didn't tell her I was coming in (we're overnight drug gms). I damn near thought of leaving my first night on the job because it took multiple people to track her down. She's nice- all the co-workers I've interacted with so far are. She just wished they wouldn't have just sprung me on her like that because she legit has a cheat sheet prepared. Then the co-manager that works overnight (?) comes up to her later and asks her if I'm fully trained yet- my first night on the job where she wasn't aware I'd be coming in. Ridiculous. Then he tried to tell me that they'd also want to train me in grocery-which I did not sign up for, but that seems to have been dropped and I'd only heard through the grapevine that they weren't planning on it since they were moving one of my co-workers of my shift to first shift.
Hell, it took a while for them to finally get me on schedule and I haven't been paid for all the hours I've worked as of yet.
I started toying with the idea of quitting a few days in, just listening to how my co-workers have been treated. A few of them are from another store that had shut down and got moved to the new one. Despite their seniority, that they've worked there for years, they seem to get treated like garbage. I don't think I want to work for a company (or maybe just the people at that store) that treat long-time employees poorly.
Honestly, my store seems understaffed in my department. I admitted to my trainer I'd feel guilty leaving her all alone (since the only other person on our shift in our department seems a bit lazy and they're moving her), but she assured me she'd been doing it on her own for years. I don't know how. Maybe it's because I'm new and slow or maybe it's because of the hectic holiday season, but I can't imagine doing that on my own. It's taken me all shift to condition and on days I've been stuck on my own I've had to stay over and still not be able to finish. Which is another point- one I'm probably being too nit-picky about: I feel stressed and pressured to be absolutely perfect so very quickly and I'm worried I'm not doing a good enough job. I work hard, I try my best, but it doesn't feel like I'm good enough. No one's really giving me any positive or reassuring feedback like at my last job, not even if I'm trying to follow through on the things I've been told I need to work on.
Tl;dr: Not enjoying my new job more so because of the people I work for are more frustrating than the workload. Communicating is like pulling teeth. I'm honestly hoping someone might point out a silver lining to me because I'm not feeling this job. I have no idea if I've just gotten off to a bad start or if it'll always be like this.
That's Kroger in a nutshell. I've worked at 3 stores, multiple departments and it's the same in all of them. No communication. Expectations change on a whim. Understaffed, overworked, and underappreciated.
As the first anon said, you summed up Kroger in a nutshell. I choose to make the best of my job.
As for getting paid, that needs to be fixed asap. Speak directly to a store manager or whoever does payroll. I always keep track of my hours.
New hires are sometimes mailed their pay check and sometimes they can pick it up at the customer service desk on Friday. Until direct deposit kicks in.
The work week goes from Sunday morning to Saturday morning and daycrew gets paid for that week on the following Thursday. Night employees work week is Saturday night(11pm to 730am) to Friday night and get paid on following Thursday.
If you figured that out in under a month, you are able to go far in this company. That is the silver lining.
If you are educable, get an education and find a better paying career. Use Kroger as a stepping stone.
For minimum wage Kroger demands a lot but in reality, they don't get a lot from people. Store managers know but have to keep expecting a lot.
Always try your best. Be ready to learn and adjust to every task.
It took me 6 months to find my peak speed. I started when I was 37 yo. Now, I am a grocery manager and paid very well.
Unfortunately, each union contract keeps lowering the top pay closer to minimum wage and makes it hard
to reach top pay. But, the top pay rate could change in a future contract.
I am prompted to give new employees feedback. I am kept busy and don't spend much time with new people. I am not sure what to say to them.
If you haven't had any major complaints, then you must be doing well. Speed and accuracy comes with time. Many new people don't like being
told how things should be done and will complain about being picked on. I have been called to the managers' office and told to stop being so rough on
the new hires. "You are running them off faster than we can hire them." So, I tone down my conversations with new people.
I have a few that I would like to give soul crushing negative feed back to but I will probably get in trouble.
I just stumbled upon this forum googling "how to quit kroger job", so here I am. Don't know the typical forum etiquette here or if this is even where I should post, sorry.
I've only been working at Kroger for almost a month. I was already thinking the gig was a no go because the HR lady that was supposed to interview me wasn't there the first time I tried to come in and my online training courses didn't show up for a while after my orientation. I don't fault them for technical difficulties, but the location I work at is about half an hour away from my house and it would've saved me a lot of frustration if they'd actually had their stuff together. After multiple attempts to come in and complete my online training, the lady that hired me suggested I give her my login (which my courses became available soon after so it wasn't necessary to do so) over the phone before I planned to come in so she could check if the courses were available to save me the hassle of coming in for nothing.
I would say the biggest issue I have with the job is the communication- specifically, the lack thereof. After completing my online training, they set me up with a trainer. They didn't tell her I was coming in (we're overnight drug gms). I damn near thought of leaving my first night on the job because it took multiple people to track her down. She's nice- all the co-workers I've interacted with so far are. She just wished they wouldn't have just sprung me on her like that because she legit has a cheat sheet prepared. Then the co-manager that works overnight (?) comes up to her later and asks her if I'm fully trained yet- my first night on the job where she wasn't aware I'd be coming in. Ridiculous. Then he tried to tell me that they'd also want to train me in grocery-which I did not sign up for, but that seems to have been dropped and I'd only heard through the grapevine that they weren't planning on it since they were moving one of my co-workers of my shift to first shift.
Hell, it took a while for them to finally get me on schedule and I haven't been paid for all the hours I've worked as of yet.
I started toying with the idea of quitting a few days in, just listening to how my co-workers have been treated. A few of them are from another store that had shut down and got moved to the new one. Despite their seniority, that they've worked there for years, they seem to get treated like garbage. I don't think I want to work for a company (or maybe just the people at that store) that treat long-time employees poorly.
Honestly, my store seems understaffed in my department. I admitted to my trainer I'd feel guilty leaving her all alone (since the only other person on our shift in our department seems a bit lazy and they're moving her), but she assured me she'd been doing it on her own for years. I don't know how. Maybe it's because I'm new and slow or maybe it's because of the hectic holiday season, but I can't imagine doing that on my own. It's taken me all shift to condition and on days I've been stuck on my own I've had to stay over and still not be able to finish. Which is another point- one I'm probably being too nit-picky about: I feel stressed and pressured to be absolutely perfect so very quickly and I'm worried I'm not doing a good enough job. I work hard, I try my best, but it doesn't feel like I'm good enough. No one's really giving me any positive or reassuring feedback like at my last job, not even if I'm trying to follow through on the things I've been told I need to work on.
Tl;dr: Not enjoying my new job more so because of the people I work for are more frustrating than the workload. Communicating is like pulling teeth. I'm honestly hoping someone might point out a silver lining to me because I'm not feeling this job. I have no idea if I've just gotten off to a bad start or if it'll always be like this.
WOW you just wrote a whole essay on quitting Kroger. Just go in and say Im giving my 2 weeks notice.
As the first anon said, you summed up Kroger in a nutshell. I choose to make the best of my job.
As for getting paid, that needs to be fixed asap. Speak directly to a store manager or whoever does payroll. I always keep track of my hours.
New hires are sometimes mailed their pay check and sometimes they can pick it up at the customer service desk on Friday. Until direct deposit kicks in.
The work week goes from Sunday morning to Saturday morning and daycrew gets paid for that week on the following Thursday. Night employees work week is Saturday night(11pm to 730am) to Friday night and get paid on following Thursday.
If you figured that out in under a month, you are able to go far in this company. That is the silver lining.
If you are educable, get an education and find a better paying career. Use Kroger as a stepping stone.
For minimum wage Kroger demands a lot but in reality, they don't get a lot from people. Store managers know but have to keep expecting a lot.
Always try your best. Be ready to learn and adjust to every task.
It took me 6 months to find my peak speed. I started when I was 37 yo. Now, I am a grocery manager and paid very well.
Unfortunately, each union contract keeps lowering the top pay closer to minimum wage and makes it hard
to reach top pay. But, the top pay rate could change in a future contract.
I am prompted to give new employees feedback. I am kept busy and don't spend much time with new people. I am not sure what to say to them.
If you haven't had any major complaints, then you must be doing well. Speed and accuracy comes with time. Many new people don't like being
told how things should be done and will complain about being picked on. I have been called to the managers' office and told to stop being so rough on
the new hires. "You are running them off faster than we can hire them." So, I tone down my conversations with new people.
I have a few that I would like to give soul crushing negative feed back to but I will probably get in trouble.
All jobs are the same at the end of the day. Save your money and focus on future business prospects. That's the only way to make money in America these days. Or, get a job that'll pay you a lot of overtime.
