Managers, Morale, Safety, and Growth with the Company
Pros
Compared to the Walmart I worked for, the Kroger store I worked for is both unionized and have people working for it that care about Customer Service and Quality. Overall a better store and company to work for in comparison to Walmart in those ways. The supervisor I had was doing the job so long she was near retirement with it so she knew your job and wasn't afraid to show you how to do it and most certainly did make sure I knew how to do my job before letting me do it by myself.
Cons
When I was there, I witnessed the store manager, a good person that has had to deal with more than enough disappointing employees tell the regional manager about not having enough help in the store to get the job done. It is good to see that the store manager is actually doing his job but this manager was working with the company for a long time and it really damages employee morale if the employee sees this exchange take place. I had one or two employees give me an excessively hard time. I was told by fellow employees that they had my back including the supervisor. Then the store manager commented to me one time during a walk-through that I should've brought this to someone's attention. This co-worker had a bad reputation already and eventually went. My morale was irreparable after that. Management was already of several safety issues namely two near fires, and improper safety equipment. I also worked over 8 hours straight without a 20 minute break but no one really addressed that. When I did bring issues to management including the safety issues, the reception I received for those issues did not give me confidence that I could grow with the company.
