Kroger reviews

the starting wage is MINIMUM wage. all new hires are at the bottom of the in-store tut-om pole. new hires get the least amount of hours and are usually expected to complete the most amount of work. Flexible schedule means irregular and Sporadic. one week you will be scheduled 30 hrs the next 16 hrs. some weeks you'll works 5 days and the very next week you are scheduled 3 days. Schedules are released to the employees as late as late Saturday Afternoon for the work week that starts on Sunday, so if you don't work Friday and/or Saturday you have no idea if you are scheduled for Sunday, which means there is no way of planning anything in advance. management expects large quantities of work to be completed in a limited number of hours using the least number of people possible. The seniority program is a disadvantage for anyone who is the last hired in their department, for example if you have a off day request submitted a month in advance and someone with seniority over you request that same day off after your request the employee with the most seniority gets that day.

- Pay: Not surprising - It's minimum wage w/ Union Dues. Though, you are compensated for 3rd shift. - Schedule: If you work Saturday night, you may not officially know until that Saturday afternoon. Friday afternoon at the earliest. - Inconsistency: As a part-timer, I'll work 35+ hours for a few weeks, and then, work 20 for a few weeks. - Because of the pay and it being 3rd shift, it seems that we are always low-staffed with inconsistent hours.