Kroger reviews

I had kind, fair department managers. Co-workers were generally in a good mood, so the atmosphere was pleasant. I appreciated the two 15-minute paid breaks in a day -- Publix, for instance, only provides two 10-minute breaks.

I found the deli and bakery food prep areas to be unsanitary at most any given moment. Dishes would pile up high; few would do them, and most got done at the end of the day. By then, the water (and the food in it) was absolutely disgusting. I was appalled that even store management saw that and didn't put a stop to it. Management would not stand up to the older long-term unionized employees who would waste time and put more onus on the younger or harder-working people in the department. Management just overlooked it because if they tried to push them to work at a reasonable rate, the employees would call it harassment and involve the union, so it wasn't worth all the hassle. When I worked there, I did literally TWICE the work that a more seasoned employee (very pro-union) did, and I was paid HALF as much! They made $12 an hour at the time, and I made $5.99 an hour (this was after 4 years, 37 hours per week). So, basically, they got four times the amount of work out of me. And to be clear, I am a progressive politically, and I support unions, but the UFCW really stands behind people who should be fired, and they know it.

I got a free cookie from the Bakery when I came in in the morning. My biggest perk of working any retail job is interacting with people/customers. I love people. But that is not something that Kroger provides to me. Nothing else I would consider a "perk."

I like that I get to work with many people on a daily basis - people from other grocery departments to managers, to customers. I like this sort of diversity with whom I interact with on a daily basis.

The chaos of it all. The miscommunication between the store manager, general managers, and department managers. I feel like I never know what I'm truly supposed to be doing because of such contradicting messages. Also, to top it off most of the time there still is backlash for doing your tasks. It feels like you could've done task A-D correctly but if you didn't get to task E they're upset, or if you made a small mistake they act like it's the end of the world.

My favorite perk is the employee discount. I enjoy saving money buying what I need for groceries - it helps to have that extra 10% off on Kroger brands for being an employee.

Opportunity, Benefits, Continual Learning and Training.

Communication at times, but overall decent.

Health Benefits

Communication and respectful of employees.

I would work on continued improvements of communication with employees. Employees are the face of your corporation and the ones who deliver service to customers. I would continue to value them and make them feel like they are an important part of the process to deliver quality service to the customer. I would continue to them feel valued for that by creating some type of rewards program for customer service.

I prepared by learning more about the core vales if the company and their expectations on customer service to both their customers and associates.

I enjoy performing quality work for to deliver the best customer service experience.

Great people to work with and great customers!

Variability of hours led to ineligibility for benefits.

Working there led to becoming a cashier. I enjoy working with customers and getting to know them.

They took care of any issues promptly.

Keeping encouragement in regular rotation .

I prepared for an interview by reviewing items I regularly bought there and relating past experience to the retail environment.

Compensation started out lower than most and came closer to average as time went by.

The Kroger I worked at was fully diverse in all ways I can think of.

Working with customers and helping them with concerns and questions brings me the most joy in my job.

It is a fast, but labor-intensive way of making money!

They don't communicate very well with each other, and they don't have any non-food(art-related) departments or any plans to be more inclusive in terms of opening up non-food markets/departments and/or states where they SHOULD expand!

At the moment, it's the $11.75 an hour pay, yet they told me I'd be making .25 cents more this July, STILL WAITING! Unless you get full-time as a courtesy clerk, you will not get the dental, medical and monetary benefits I would get outside of Grocery Store Employment!

The pros of working at Kroger are that the store is nice and clean. Their sales and reduced items are excellent.

The pay for an overnight stocker was barely above minimum wage. The managers yelled from the top down and my boss was racist to those not of his race.

Overtime was available.

get more money

It's a job and they continuesly hire.

Very clicky environment. Don't care much about your ethics

It's a job.

My time off

It very woke. Your better of being odd.

I didnt prepare. I have lots of qualifications and mostly they were irrelevant

It's more woke than a normal environment. People are slobs in the lunch rooms and break areas. It seems the more vulnerable you are the more likely you are to be listened to.

Going home is thr best part of the day and interchange with customers is the best part.

Opportunity, Benefits, Continual Learning and Training.

Communication at times, but overall decent.

Health Benefits

Communication and respectful of employees.

I would work on continued improvements of communication with employees. Employees are the face of your corporation and the ones who deliver service to customers. I would continue to value them and make them feel like they are an important part of the process to deliver quality service to the customer. I would continue to them feel valued for that by creating some type of rewards program for customer service.

I prepared by learning more about the core vales if the company and their expectations on customer service to both their customers and associates.

I enjoy performing quality work for to deliver the best customer service experience.

Great people to work with and great customers!

Variability of hours led to ineligibility for benefits.

Working there led to becoming a cashier. I enjoy working with customers and getting to know them.

They took care of any issues promptly.

Keeping encouragement in regular rotation .

I prepared for an interview by reviewing items I regularly bought there and relating past experience to the retail environment.

Compensation started out lower than most and came closer to average as time went by.

The Kroger I worked at was fully diverse in all ways I can think of.

Working with customers and helping them with concerns and questions brings me the most joy in my job.

Discounts/ perks

Job can be challenging at times

No one stands over your shoulder

They are all nice and will explain something to you as many times as needed

Nothing

I just told the truth about myself

I’m not sure

I believe in equality, so I’m ok with it

I don’t feel rushed or feel like anyone it’s” out to get me “

None

Horrible management, horrible work life balance, horrible hours, lack of employees being hired.

None

Get rid of the advancement through personal connections and start promoting people by their actual performance.

I went in when I was 17 and just given a cashier job.

Nothing

Extremely low.

There doesn’t seem to be any discrimination of different demographics.

Going home.

None that I can think of.

Leadership is horrible.

Close to the house

The day I quit they said bye.

Have inclusive and diverse leadership.

I didn’t. I went in when they called me to ask for an interview.

Lower than other companies.

Zero - there is no representation.

I don’t work there anymore.

Many great people work for the company. Especially at the store level.

Horrible upper management. Horrible PTO/sick leave policies. This company does not value its people & most people working for this company are miserable. Restrictive work schedules that do not allow for ANY work life balance.

None

Benefits are amazing, pay is good

Sometimes it feels like you are lost in a sea of employees

401K company match and yearly bonus

Gaining people skills for future career

The Corporate management needs to improve how they run operations because it effects all employees.

Forming great relationships with the public and co-workers

It is a fast, but labor-intensive way of making money!

They don't communicate very well with each other, and they don't have any non-food(art-related) departments or any plans to be more inclusive in terms of opening up non-food markets/departments and/or states where they SHOULD expand!

At the moment, it's the $11.75 an hour pay, yet they told me I'd be making .25 cents more this July, STILL WAITING! Unless you get full-time as a courtesy clerk, you will not get the dental, medical and monetary benefits I would get outside of Grocery Store Employment!

Healthcare benefits, many locations, discounts

Not enough workers, expectations of how much one person can do in certain departments.

Healthcare

Employee discount

They don’t pay employees. They’ve withheld/stolen my wages for 7+ weeks in an ongoing dispute filed internally and federally. NO ONE from KROGER has contacted or provided me with any details or evidence that they’re taking my issues seriously. They’ve remained complacent in stealing wages from a former employee & have directly ignored their own printed contractual guidelines of employment separation. They’re unwilling to resolve the issue despite a BBB & federal labor & wage complaint filed.

None it’s all a joke

It’s a joke working here

Managers trigger female employees Adam Bliss is one of them

The friends you make and the Bonds you establish.

Everything it's not a good place to work at least the one I was at. They really didn't care about they employees.

10% discount

Paid weekly and great coworkers.

Sometimes management is a little slow.

Fuel points

Dealing with my customers

Management

I enjoyed the bonus for my team making the ne a t

interaction with the customers, attention to detail and co-worker cooperation.

Corporate Management. It is my opinion that too much lee-way time is assumed by persons within the first level of the corporate management teams and their managers.

Overtime

Increased Net Benefit and Increased wages

Poor pay and no promotion. All graduates receive uniform, union hourly wage.

competitive with potential.

Good pay for position and company truly does care about associates.

Sometimes do not give hours to long time employees instead of new.

Discount

The associates and customers. The ability to coach/mentor associates to improve the customer experience and work environment

The customers

The favoritism

scanning items and getting them done correctly and in a timely manner

Weekly pay and benefits

There is way too much miscommunication between management and coworkers. Management does not back you up with what your job description says and has you do other people's work. If you do not finish a task they do not help you find a way to complete it nor offer help to complete it. If something is not done to their standards they make you redo it all or you get wrote up for it.

The 10% off on Kroger brands and the health benefits.

I like that I get to work with many people on a daily basis - people from other grocery departments to managers, to customers. I like this sort of diversity with whom I interact with on a daily basis.

The chaos of it all. The miscommunication between the store manager, general managers, and department managers. I feel like I never know what I'm truly supposed to be doing because of such contradicting messages. Also, to top it off most of the time there still is backlash for doing your tasks. It feels like you could've done task A-D correctly but if you didn't get to task E they're upset, or if you made a small mistake they act like it's the end of the world.

My favorite perk is the employee discount. I enjoy saving money buying what I need for groceries - it helps to have that extra 10% off on Kroger brands for being an employee.

Steady work. Averaged 28 hr. Per week. Could have worked more hours if I wanted.

During my onboarding seminar, Kroger VP of HR sold the notion that Kroger has a "all inclusive" Corp. culture. This is far from the truth. Kroger, amoung other large corp., legally discriminates against workers. Kroger does not have an "all inclusive" work environment. I know from first hand experience.

Flexible work hours.

The employees, my customers

Work life balance

No ceiling, income potential unlimited

Weekly paycheck, easy work

Easy work, bad management, low pay

10% off Kroger brand items

Union the food, the people, everything about working there was amazing

Deliverence

The work is at my own pace.

I stayed in one position.

I liked bagging and pushing carts.

The Customers and Employees are amazing people

My Hours get shifted around, One week I might be getting 40 hrs, The next week I will be getting 24 or sometimes even 16

Work with your school schedule and availability (coffee shop department)

Management

Tuition reimbursement, work with your schedule and availability

Love it been there 24 years I am an Operation Store Manager. Very difficult job but absolutely love the challenges it brings daily.

I love working here not much to say that I dislike just time for a change

The health benefits, being an inclusive culture

Benefits

Work life balance can be tough to achieve

Accrued vacation time is great

the other employees

low pay, poor management, not consistent schedule

grocery discounts

The work was super easy, their scheduling system was great, the team was very helpful

It was always too hot

401k and insurance

Nice people, decent discount

They cut my hours without contacting me in anyway shape or form. Pay is okay but I’d like more

The people I work with are amazing

Not enough help for the entire store not enough hours to prevent people to find another job

Union benefits

Can help others and be myself meet new people

People with bad attitudes people that dont follow the rules

N/A I'm not sure on this question

Great co-workers

It was never enough workers to fill busy shifts

Kroger points

I liked working there because of friendly co-workers

I didn’t like working there because of tedious tasks

my favorite perk was flexible scheduling

Pay, hours, benefits

Many people that work there are not friendly or helpful to co workers or customers

I get 40 hours

Giving customer care to customers no hard labor

Not having a relief on time

Health insurance

People are warm, atmosphere is lively. Work is exciting.

Nothing

Work life balance

Engaging in conversations with all the customers and employees, and building friendships/relationships.

Customers that would get upset and blame you for things out of your control.

Being able to get overtime and work more.