Work hard for minimum pay - Produce Manager Kroger Employee Review

1.0
Nov 24, 2008
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Pros

with it being a small company you get to know the other employees better and form a better relationship with them. Everything was very routine so there weren't alot of unexpected surprises day to day. At the very least, you got your breaks on time and your day off was your day off. Doing your specific job alone meant you knew the job was going to be done right and you could schedule the way you wanted to do things your own was according to what suited you best personally. You were allowed to leave on lunch break which some companies do not allow.

Cons

Very low pay based on amount of work done. I did alot of heavy lifting and did the whole job with no help. I was hired and trained to eventually replace 2 full time and several part time associates and did it for less pay. Shortly after I started I realized I was alone in doing the job and found it very difficult to stay caught up and do my job effectively. I received very little pay, only a little more than a cashier who had a simple joob requiring little effort. Management just assumed I could handle it and took no advice from store manager.

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Pros

Easy shifts and adequate break times

Cons

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4.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits at a reasonable cost. First year you get 2 weeks vacation, 5 PTO days, and 5 Health and Wellness days. Loved the hourly (union) people I worked with at various locations. They become your second family

Cons

- Crazy schedule. You will be either scheduled to work a 7-5, 12-10, or a 9-7 depending on the location. And even when the schedule is posted for the period it typically changes week to week, so do not bother making plans. And get ready for 5-10 closes in a row then opening the next day. -9 times out of 10 you never get to use your earned time off due to circumstances at the store you are assigned to. And yes, you will lose them they do not accrue. -If you are lucky enough to be assigned at a store with a strong store manager then things are different, but if not, get ready to blamed for every failure of the store, even when the labor model continues to be cut to the point that you are lucky if you have 2 people in a department and someone from corporate walks in and wants to know why the departments are not set. -Endless micro-managing. Your day is mapped out what you should be doing verses what you know you should be doing. It is check the box that that the "task" is completed when in fact there is no one to complete it, except you. Ergo that is why many just "fudge" it.

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