Kroger reviews

3.1

42% would recommend to a friend

(24,193 total reviews)
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Rodney McMullen

32% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Kroger has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 24,193 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 Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jun 23, 2024

Disorganized and Unprofessional

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Pros

kind coworkers, lots of company spirit

Cons

overloads you with work, you have to figure it out on your own, no consideration for time, lots of pointless zoom meetings where people are more focused on the movie they watch rather than being productive, will gradually increase your workload without increasing pay, benefits are not that great, if you go on maternity leave your work will be waiting for you when you get back even if you are told someone will take over your work when you're gone, processes are inconsistent and all over the place. no one does anything the same but it's in a way where mistakes are definitely made frequently and instead of focusing on consistent efficiency and improvement, people across teams will be passive aggressive towards each there and have verbal sparring matches. some managers are intense micromanagers. they care more about making a profit rather than making sure all employees have work life balance. people here are robotic and seem so fake in their interactions with you. people will throw you under the bus to avoid taking accountability for their mistakes. overall not my favorite place ive worked. there are only so many decent jobs available in ohio so i'd advise looking elsewhere or working remotely. there are way better companies to work for other than this one.

4.0
Mar 22, 2024
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Pros

Good team, I really like the people I work with! Good management, this is something that obviously varies by store but I like the managers at my store they do a great job for the most part. Easy work. The things you are asked to do really aren't all that hard and not too labor intensive or stressful. Supportive. A lot of folks will help you out with what you are doing and asking questions can be helpful. This kind of goes back to a good team but I think is worth noting

Cons

Fewer available hours. Very strict about overtime and i've heard managers take a lot of the hours for themselves. Low pay. I earn 14.50 an hour but it used to be 12.50. I know other grocery stores pay better. Can be hard to work two departments efficiently. Stopping stocking to assist customers at seafood can be a little infuriating. Basically forces you to manage your time especially if you're a closer like I often am. Some real interesting customers. Really strange and intense people can come in and make it hard to keep up a "customer-oriented" attitude with their entitled and rude behavior.

3.0
Dec 9, 2023
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Pros

•Kroger is VERY generous with their PTO, Health and Wellness, Personal Days. Coming with 5 weeks total annually. • You stay extremely busy which makes the workday fly by. •You get your own office if you are assigned to a store. Floaters do not. • You get to plan fun events.

Cons

•Workload vs pay is way low! They need to pay the RRS way more than they do for the amount of work we have. •There are not enough hours in the day or week to accomplish everything we are expected to do. On top of people constantly coming to us with questions and needing help with things. We have several reports, and micromanagement calls weekly. Plus we plan all store level events. If we do not get everything done, we are come down on pretty hard. It can be pretty overwhelming. •Work life balance feels very unbalanced. We are expected to be at the store for certain days through the week. Taking two days of in a row would put you behind for the week. It can be extremely draining and burn out is easy. •it’s easy to feel undervalued and unappreciated with the workload and the little amount of pay you get in this role but it is a great stepping stone for someone interested in HR as a career. •You won’t have time for a break. It’s just not possible in this position. You work your butt off.

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