Good for a Temporary first job, terrible for the long term - Anonymous employee Kroger Employee Review

2.0
Oct 2, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Its good for a first job, learning how to deal with customers and interact with co-workers. Flexible scheduling and supervisors were always there if you had a scheduling problem you needed to work out. Co-workers for the most part are very easy to get along with, and I've made many friends there.

Cons

Management doesn't seem to care about their employees, they may put on a fake smile but they never seemed to really take any notice. The pay is awful, I've worked there for 2 years and I'm still only making $7.45/hr and I'm trained across 4 departments. Forget about decent raises, as one of the managers told me, raises aren't based on performance but only on length of service. Doesn't matter how hard you work, you won't get a raise for doing a good job. Not to mention they're almost always understaffed and have to constantly call people from other departments. Turnover is also very high, with maybe 1 of every 5 employees making it past the one month mark. Customers can be bad and you have to cave to them every time otherwise they'll complain and you will get yelled at.

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Cons

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Pros

• Generally work with fantastic people. • Work is not difficult, and time flies when busy. • My bosses collaborated with me to create a schedule that worked, as I often had other commitments. • Overall, a pleasant work experience most days. Get good at what you do and you'll do fine.

Cons

• Some of the senior management was less friendly than others - as to be expected. • Days were very volatile; some could be extremely easy, and others could be a nightmare. • Scheduling was kept rather limited; although I was able to get the hours I wanted, often times management would look to cut hours from departments whenever possible, leaving less support.

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