Kroger reviews

3.1

42% would recommend to a friend

(24,218 total reviews)
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Rodney McMullen

31% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Kroger has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 24,218 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kroger employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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24K reviews
3.0
Feb 13, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

You are basically left alone most of the time My shift starts when the customer traffic starts to slow down Easy job Good for part time Flexible hours if you can get the job Co workers are easy to get alone with and the guys I work with in grocery have a sense of humor about having to do this job for a living. Can't get fired if you do your job, because of the union Pay is decent compared to other chains Good job if you just want to stay below the radar and just collect a pay check. Overall a decent working experience. A good temp job. You get paid breaks and a unpaid lunch. Not many companies give you as many breaks in the south. If you play dumb, but do your job well, you are basically ignored.

Cons

The managers talk to the lower employees like we are idiots. All of the managers act like they hate their lives and they are settling for a salaried grocery management position. They tend to take it out on us. Which is pretty funny and sad when you think about it. It is a grocery store. Who wants to stock groceries for a living? This is basically a job you just do because you can't find a career or because the economy is crap. Again, the managers treat the workers like crap They constantly short staff front end, so all of the employees from other departments have to take turns bagging. You get in trouble for talking to coworkers , even for a couple of minutes. The managers hover and seem like they have nothing else better to do than to just stand around and babysit. I could not imagine doing this job for 8 hours. Glad I am only part time.

2.0
Feb 10, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are plenty of people around who are willing to help an outsider. Opportunity to learn lots of different departments and work with all different kinds of people. Management Experience. Really good benefits. Very accomodating to those having children or in berevement.

Cons

The hours can get to be pretty rough. If you're not in a long term relationship and you don't want one, the only people you ever see work at Kroger. If you don't deal well with confrontation stay away, cause customers can get pretty rowdy sometimes, especially if they can tell you're new. There is no such thing as a sick day unless you're tied to a toilet or a hospital bed.

1.0
Feb 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay is pretty decent Kroger has been around a long time and people always have to buy food, so you don't worry much about getting laid off.

Cons

Promotions are purely handed out based on who you are friends with and who you make feel special. It is especially hard to get a promotion if you are a minority. You are expected to give up family time and outside life, you have to choose kroger over your children, spouse, religion, and morals. No matter what you do, how long you work, nor how hard you work it is never good enough. We are expected to achieve the impossible with very little hours and resources.

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