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great company to work for!! Pay is good and my co workers are real people! i learn something new on every shift and have every other weekend off. Everyone works together as a team

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grocery discounts

Cons

long hours
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Loved my overall experience working at Kroger.

What is the best part of working at the company?Coworkers were great. People were Nice.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Customer complaints about the self check out.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Diverse and comfortable. Everyone was definitely unique,and everyone respected that.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Usually smooth and day or nogjt would fly by.
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Run away, run very far away

What is the best part of working at the company?Getting to go home after 8-16 hrsWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Going to work, that was truly the most stressful part because I didn’t want to be therWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?We are family, yeah a dysfunctional family that treats you like a second rate step cousinWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Getting threatened and yelled at for not doing what they expected, but not having the man power or resources to do so, doing other people’s jobs because nobody showed up in other departments and dealing with the dumbest people alive as customers
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hectic and overworked

when they say fast paced environment.. they are not kidding. i was barely trained, coworkers were not very helpful or kind, not that i blame them.. they're getting paid peanuts to run themselves ragged. on my very first day the man training me was talking to a coworker and said "you work at Kroger you're already in he11" when i was cross trained within 30 minutes of the shift i was being taunted and mocked behind my back for being "too slow". At least Walmart pays okay for what employees have to put up with. at Kroger it feels like you get nothing for putting in everything you can. i think it's very easy to see firsthand how burnt out the current employees are. Not to mention the terrifying employee bathroom, I shouldn't have stayed as long as i did.
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Hard sometimes stressful work but pay us less than most competitors.

Hard work end long hours for less pay than competitors. High turnover rate. Corporate structured processes and unrealistic metrics goals make daily work unnecessarily annoying and frequently get in the way of the simple task of supplying customers with groceries.
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Good first job

Working as a courtesy clerk at Kroger was my first job and it was a good experience. Functions include bagging groceries, bringing in carts, and cleaning. Job is what you make of it, and if you are willing to work hard and treat your fellow employees with respect, in general, things will go pretty well
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Not bad for first job

I have a good manager and most of my coworkers are very productive and hardworking. The pay is ok but I enjoy my work life and the people I work with. The job keeps me active and I enjoy it.
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Worstttt

If i’m being completely honest, this is literally the worst place to work. Not only will you be overworked, but you most definitely will not be appreciated.
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Never ending lines of chaos

COVID-19 changed what it means to work in a pharmacy - but the people also changed. Constantly being screamed at - meeting company expectations with little to no reward. A thankless job - Mcdonalds without hamburgers.
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Poor management and overworked

Job was easy when you had a full staff but stoking an entire store with 3 people was not realistic, sustainable, or even doable most nights. I was also supposed to be part time was also getting regularly scheduled 35+ hours
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not a good enviroment

What is the best part of working at the company?you met the nicest people and you a very special to those people What is the most stressful part about working at the company?when you are the only cashier and have no bagger and a long line What is the work environment and culture like at the company?on a scale of 1- 10 id give it a 5What is a typical day like for you at the company?a very stressful day in your like when you love this work but people do destroy all hope of change for the good
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It was one of the worst experiences in my life!! Just an awful place to be!

What is the best part of working at the company?I liked my employees. They were the best part about my job. The friends I made!What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Most stressful was the bad management. The few bad employees! What they allowed a male employee to get away with because he was retiring soon. Just disgusting behavior was allowed. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Stressful, degrading!! Bad environment!!What is a typical day like for you at the company?I would leave in tears almost everyday. It is the worst job I've ever had
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Fun, but no longevity

Good incentives but very little advancement opportuninities I will eventually leave to a better opportunity after I have taken advantage of the incentive.s
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Decent job

I work at Hollins Kroger, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Especially as a first job. Management constantly cuts your hours, despite you asking for a certain amount of hours per week. The management staff aren’t kind people. The work environment in general gives me extreme anxiety. Occasionally there will be nice people working while I work, but a lot of people don’t do their jobs, so there’s only one person doing all the work on the front end.

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decent pay

Cons

Short breaks, not a great work environment
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would not recommend

What is the best part of working at the company?the friends i made, flexability What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The entitled customers. terrible leadership from the ACSC What is the work environment and culture like at the company?stressful, overworked, underpaid, understaffed. I could go on for hours.What is a typical day like for you at the company?overwhelming, never quit running around. Terrible leadership. management and supervisors act like they care, but they really don't. They make you work your butt off so they look good.
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Terrible environment

No support. You get thrown to the wolves. You receive no training and then get yelled for messing up. It is a collection of the worst leadership qualities you can imagine.
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Not a great place to work

Short staffed. Over worked. Under compensated. Held to unrealistic expectations. Technology doesn’t work. Low morale. Few to no incentives to stay. Out of touch upper management. Very negative work environment
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Good first job

Overall, the job is challenging, but also rewarding and fulfilling. It requires dedication, hard work, and continuous learning. The team is supportive and the company values its employees. However, the workload can be overwhelming at times and the pay may not be as competitive as other companies in the industry. Nevertheless, it is a great place to grow and develop professionally.
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cloud of wacky weed

I learned a lot about how meat is handled in stores. Always wash it well before cooking.Friendly meat dept. manager but the store is in poor maintenance and disrepair, broken sharp objects that need repair or attention to safety issues. They seem to be too poor to provide you with the tools and gear to do the job at all or at least in a safe professional manner, example; No gloves, no box cutter. Asked for those things to other managers there and they had no idea where they were or if they had any at all.Labeling meat for sale is a messed up disorganized mess. example; think of having hundreds of upc codes and numbers written down on a bunch of napkins and various scrap paper. No Im not kidding. You have to search and find the one you need. - hardest part of the job is that.Easiest part- is taking the boxes of meat out and filling the bins, my favorite part, it can be heavy lifting. I got to meet a lot of really neat people and had 100% positive interaction with them.The smells in the back stock area are terrible. They need to shut down and do a deep power washing and clean up.Co workers have no problem filling the restroom with a cloud of wacky weed.

Pros

Always busy or something to do.

Cons

Lack of proper training and tools or equipment to do the job.
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Unfair management

Management singles individuals out and favors employees. This leads to an unenjoyable work environment and not feeling appreciated. I am not sure if it has changed but it seems that management does not care for the employees
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Repetitive , busy

The job is simple but can be demanding at times because of the abundance of orders that come in especially on weekends. I would say the pay needs an increase for the fast paced constant work you have to do but it was okay in general
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3.2 out of 5 stars for Culture

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