Today I have been scheduled a 30 min lunch. We are SUPER busy today with all checkstands including the scos. It would take 15 approx to get through the lines. Well with 30 min lunch I would have virtually no time to eat:
5 min to reach clock out
5 min to pick out what I want
15 min waiting in line
5 min to run to breakroom
5 min to heat up food
Total time 35 min.= wrap food back up and place it in fridge or scald my self trying to scarf down hot food.
With an hour lunch using the same formula above, I would have about 25 min left to eat and relax. So I chose to take a 60 min lunch. Not sure if I can get in trouble or not, but I HATE the 30 min lunches they give us so I tolerate it, but once in a while, I feel like I'm entitled to an hour lunch.
To reduce your lunacy.......er......... I mean to reduce the time spent before actually eating, how about brown bagging it......pack a lunch you put together at home (sandwich, slices of pizza, chips, crackers, etc, soda, apple, clementines, banana, grapes, individual yogurts, puddings, applesauces, use your imagination. I know this is not that popular with you young guys who want to roam the aisles (or go to the deli) to decide on something at the last minute. But, it's an idea!
That's what I do. Brown bagging it saves money in the long run. If you have leftovers from dinner, why not just pack that up and take it with you? What I brought to work today was leftovers from the night before. (Chicken strips, mac n cheese, an apple and 2 sodas with it.)
Does your store have Scan Bag Go? You can use SBG to scan your stuff and pay in the app. Then you skip the line, get the SCO cashier to give you a thumbs up, and get on with your break. No waiting in line.
what is a lunch? I am lucky to get a 15 minute break most days anymore. We never schedule lunches in my district unless you're a minor.
Come across the river. In Kentucky it's the law that they have to schedule you a lunch. Breaks are also have to be scheduled. If too many people skip their breaks and lunches, the store can be fined.
Most people I know buy their lunch and then punch out. As long as a person doesn't spend 15 minutes or so "buying their lunch" most people don't care.
That is stealing time. They will be terminated.
I know of someone that clocked in and then bought a coffee at starbucks in front of a co manager. They were suspended pending the next day. Haven't returned.
Most people I know buy their lunch and then punch out. As long as a person doesn't spend 15 minutes or so "buying their lunch" most people don't care.
That is stealing time. They will be terminated.
People have been doing it ever since I've worked there, and that's been over 30 years. As long as you're a good worker and you get your job done, they're going to leave you alone. Like I said, I'm not saying to take 10 minutes or more to buy your lunch. You get something from the deli or something like a microwave pizza, pay for it, and go. The only reasons I could see someone getting in trouble for is: 1. management is trying to get rid of the person. So they're trying to find any excuse to fire them. 2. The manager is a prick.
I brown bad or just buy one of those bolthouse farms smoothies in produce. There is never a way for me to do a normal break in 30 minutes unless everything is paid for before I clock in. Then there is the issue of the fridge.
"Strange game, the only way to win is not to play."
if it's super busy, I'll grab my food (on the clock), pay for it then go to break. If your store is like ours, our uscan person, deli, or customer service try to get associates through the line quick by pulling them aside and checking them out. It sounds like it was a madhouse at your store, but I can't imagine this being every day.
Most people I know buy their lunch and then punch out. As long as a person doesn't spend 15 minutes or so "buying their lunch" most people don't care.
That is stealing time. They will be terminated.
People have been doing it ever since I've worked there, and that's been over 30 years. As long as you're a good worker and you get your job done, they're going to leave you alone. Like I said, I'm not saying to take 10 minutes or more to buy your lunch. You get something from the deli or something like a microwave pizza, pay for it, and go. The only reasons I could see someone getting in trouble for is: 1. management is trying to get rid of the person. So they're trying to find any excuse to fire them. 2. The manager is a prick.
It is in the Employee handbook that I imagine every Kroger store uses. Ask the hiring manager to see a copy. Page 35, Employee purchase policy, bullet point 3. Be very cautious if you switch store managers. I don't think a store manager has the authority to over ride the company policy.
I know of two people fired for shopping on the clock even after they were warned by a store manager not to.
One was a CC. She would dig thru and hide the mark downs and buy them later.
The other worked in Sea food. She would major grocery shop and pay for it on the clock.
Both were warned. There was nothing the union could do for them.
Anonymouse1 wrote:It is in the Employee handbook that I imagine every Kroger store uses. Ask the hiring manager to see a copy. Page 35, Employee purchase policy, bullet point 3. Be very cautious if you switch store managers. I don't think a store manager has the authority to over ride the company policy.
I know of two people fired for shopping on the clock even after they were warned by a store manager not to.
One was a CC. She would dig thru and hide the mark downs and buy them later.
The other worked in Sea food. She would major grocery shop and pay for it on the clock.
Both were warned. There was nothing the union could do for them.
Both of those instances are totally different from what was said. There's a difference between doing "major" shopping on the clock and quickly grabbing something for lunch. It takes five minutes maybe to grab something and pay for it. Can you honestly say that you spend every minute of your shift doing your job and have all the materials you need right where you need them and you never have to go searching for something? Can you honestly say you never stop what you're doing to talk to someone who wasn't a customer who need assistance?
It is in the Employee handbook that I imagine every Kroger store uses. Ask the hiring manager to see a copy. Page 35, Employee purchase policy, bullet point 3. Be very cautious if you switch store managers. I don't think a store manager has the authority to over ride the company policy.
I know of two people fired for shopping on the clock even after they were warned by a store manager not to.
One was a CC. She would dig thru and hide the mark downs and buy them later.
The other worked in Sea food. She would major grocery shop and pay for it on the clock.
Both were warned. There was nothing the union could do for them.
Both of those instances are totally different from what was said. There's a difference between doing "major" shopping on the clock and quickly grabbing something for lunch. It takes five minutes maybe to grab something and pay for it. Can you honestly say that you spend every minute of your shift doing your job and have all the materials you need right where you need them and you never have to go searching for something? Can you honestly say you never stop what you're doing to talk to someone who wasn't a customer who need assistance?
Yes, I have too much to do. I don't have time to waste..
My crew was being accused of buying merchandise on the clock and stealing thru out the night. Someone in another department kept calling LP every week on us. My store manager asked me if I allowed it. I said that everyone knows to clock out for break before making purchases. When I first started 10 years ago, we were given 5 minutes before closing to make purchases on the clock. Things are different now.
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