Kroger reviews

3.1

42% would recommend to a friend

(24,191 total reviews)
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Rodney McMullen

31% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Kroger has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 24,191 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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2.0
Oct 10, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you dont want to be laid off this is one of the few places left to be at. The pace is very slow and therefore very benefical for spending a lot of time with the family.

Cons

Very slow pace - not meant for people who need excitement at work Typically kids straight out of school are hired and then they end up working here for the rest of their lives. Therefore the culture is not very open towards new ideas as people have always done things only one way and have not seen other innovative ways to do work.

3.0
Oct 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People who were full time and higher up (like cashiers, customer service people) had decent benefits. You can pretty much walk around the store all day and not even get in trouble. The weekly pay is good and I made more than I do at my current job, which is kind of pathetic since my current job is supposed to be better.

Cons

I was on probation for a month just because I was a new hire. I was a bagger and I was under 18 at the time, so the managers and people in charge of us talked down to us. When I went to get carts, I was forced to go out numerous times and the other people I worked with only had to go out once or twice. The higher ups tend to pick one person per pointless job and then hammer them when they don't do it to their liking. I was one of the only ones who did my job, so I was given more responsibility. However, I was also expected to pick up the slack when the others were goofing off, which wasn't fair. No one ever pointed out that they were doing anything wrong, just called their names over the loud speakers. Working as a kid in high school is also not a very good choice, especially during exam times.

1.0
Sep 25, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Weekly paycheck at most Kroger stores.

Cons

You are working with teenagers, so if you are older you will be reminded of it everyday. Half of the employees just stand around and do nothing while you are working your butt off. The people definitely act their age and management does nothing when you complain.

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