r/kroger

I don’t know what it is, but my body starts hurting when I go in. I’ve had chronic pain for a while, and it always got worse at work. Not even throughout my shift, but as soon as I would walk in, a part of my body would suddenly hurt.

Walked in today after quitting to gather my things. My back still hurts from pulling it at work a couple days ago. But maybe 20 feet into the store, I get this insane stabbing pain in my upper leg around my hip. Never felt that pain before!

Just confirms my theory that this place is actually just a torture chamber.

I've debated whether or not I wanted to post here and I think I'm just might not have another option if I'm going to get some honest answers, I started as a backup I have gotten promoted to a department head for the deli, my deli is a split deli which means my bistro is on one side and my slice is on the other side, the hours they give me to work both of these sides together is less than 200, which puts me in a position where I have openers coming in at 6:00 and 7:00 and leaving at 2:00 and 3:00 and my closers aren't coming in until 3:00 until close which is giving us no overlap which means we don't have a whole lot of opportunity to grab our trucks or do our side work, I haven't even taken a break since I've gotten there and it's not because they won't let me it's because if I take a break I won't complete a task, is this normal for deli, and if it is what am I supposed to do?

I’ve been a floral manager for years. I’m slowly losing interest. I worked so hard this Mother’s Day and no one even acknowledged that fact my sales beat last years. I often get thrown in other departments. I’m tired of it.

I work in floral department. A customer couldn’t decide between lilies and roses (and a few other flowers, but mainly those two). I asked if she had cats and she said yes. I informed her that lilies are extremely toxic to cats so she should not have them in her home. She went with the roses. Management overheard this and said I am “preventing sales” and to stop telling customers this. I’m confused because I am not preventing sales when they go for a different option. Also, it’s not right to put pets in danger just to sell products. Am I wrong for this?

Today was my second day back in my department from vacation. I spent my time off welcoming my new granddaughter into the world. My first grandchild so that's an uplift.

I am not sure what is going on, but the store has slowly descended from a shit show into outright cluster f*ck. People calling out or outright no call/no showing. Plumbing issues. People having to cover multiple departments because of vacations or staffing.

I had a big ad reset today and outside of the other grocery processes, which I guess I should be glad those got done, I had no help due to lack of staffing or call ins. 6 dump bins and most of my end caps needed changed out for the new ad. Does GO or the merchandisers/specialists realize the amount of time it takes to clear out the dump bins and end caps, work the products and try to make some type of decision to keep it from going to the backroom? Not that they care.

I have multiple associates on my night crew on their last legs. About damn time too. I've been wanting to get rid of the dead weight for some time. "We don't coach people out. We coach them in." 🙄 But I'm also leary of what will come in to replace them. It's really a sad state of affairs.

I am so stretched thin with all of the hats I wear in my store and I am already wanting to go back on vacation. But hey, our metrics are good so we must be running a good store, right? 🙄 I really shouldn't be surprised at this point. I'm doing my best to keep it all held together in my department, but it's hard to basically control two--thirds of the store by myself.

I need another vacation.

Hi. I've been working at Kroger for about a year now. My store has suddenly decided to start not allowing us to have any drinks at UScan, the register, or the Customer Service Desk, including water (even in non-spill bottles or cups).

I have heard a lot of stores are enforcing this... in the middle of a severe heatwave. The ONLY way we are allowed to have water with us is either 1. We are working outside or 2. We get a doctor's note and go through HR for TEMPORARY PERMISSION.

What the fuck?? Is it now a PRIVILEGE to be ALLOWED to drink WATER on the clock at our station? What sort of bullshit are these higher ups on???

I have not been approached yet for keeping my water but my other coworkers have and have been told to throw it out. I have already prepared to tell them that either I keep my water or they pay my medical bills when I pass out from being overheated (I get hot very easily and get very dizzy when I'm hot).

For reference: I am in a Tennessee store.

hi I’m currently at dairy manager at Kroger and I’ve worked there for four years I am 18 years old and moved up pretty quickly and yesterday I put my two weeks in I don’t really have a plan but I do have options for insurance and mortgage and I’m currently enrolled to a college in January the reason I put my two weeks in is because of stress lack of help and feeling pressured to do more and more work every single week am I reasonable for putting my two weeks in? I told my managers I need help and they just told me that when they were in the position they never got help. It really upsets me that I had to put my two weeks in because I feel like that was my only option. even if I stepped down, I feel like I would still be doing crazy amounts of work because I put myself in a point where I was so reliable that I would be their guy that got his work done. the company had plans for me to move up, but I just don’t see myself working 50 hours a week on salary plus even more hours what are your guys’s thoughts?

Probably not because corporate Kroger doesn't actually give a damn about where their products come from nor what they contain. Profit is so much more important than people and Kroger is starting to lose market share ... but not fast enough!

Today, I was pulled aside by someone in upper management and I overheard my department managers talking about me and the report that was made regarding my coworkers and I posting on social media us having fun on the job. The main concern was that like customers don’t consent to it if they appear in it but we’ve only ever post or are on our phones when no one from management or customers are around so I’m confused. I’m genuinely curious about the social media policy that Kroger has and the phone policy as well because I was told only management can have their phones out on the sales floor but so many people from my department are on their phones when no one’s around especially on the USCAN and I don’t see them getting talked to.

I also feel like I may get fired for this and while I’m not concerned about losing my job as I could always go elsewhere but I don’t want to be wrongfully terminated ya know?

Thank you :)

I recently renewed my Boost membership and there is no easy way to purchase the Disney+ membership. You click on the link for Stream Now and it takes you to the Disney+ subscription landing page. There is nowhere to use a promo code or purchase the basic Disney+ plan. They only offer the Disney+ and Hulu combo for $11.99.

This is such a scam on Kroger's part. I have been on the phone with Kroger's support numerous times and they always seem clueless and unable to help.

Why is it so hard to have an integration between Kroger Boost and Disney+?

This is 2026 -- they should be able to figure this out so their customers can use the promotion they offer.

I’m curious how many people are scheduled for your stores facing nights and how many aisles do you face total?

Are there any big time higher ups in here from kroger that have any type of update if Red Bull will be able to bring in product soon? thx!

I signed up to be a cashier, not a self check out attendant.

They have been putting me on self check out consistently for the past two months I’ve started.
I’ve asked my department head and she did tell the leads to put me on a register and after two weeks, it’s back to self check out.

I’m usually a bubbly person but doing self checkout has really really decreased my energy level and I’m just really really bitter right now. It’s making me not as efficient as I usually am.

Just to clarify I’m not lazy, I rather have a big line up at the register where I can clear people one by one.

For our new uniforms I received a vest (never filled out any form that gave me a choice, this is just what I ended up getting), and now I’m being told I can’t wear the vest because only department leads can wear the vest. Which sucks because I like the vest :( Is this true for anyone elses store?

I am a former drug/gm back-up but stepped down as clerk. One main responsibility I had to do before every week is to change end caps for ad changes (green sheet) as it is a manager’s job—it is what I have been told before. I did it myself, alone. The back up before me did it too until she stepped down and I took over.

Now that I am just a clerk, I am still doing it. My manager said it is not a manager’s job but a clerk job. The back up right now isn’t even trained to do it (and i think doesn’t want to learn it.) I am just so frustrated because those people that are hired as managers/ back up are getting paid 5 or more bucks than me just stocking shelves and doing minor jobs while I am stressing over green sheet every week.

Can anyone tell me if change overs is really a clerk job? I am just so sick of doing it.

Any dept leads/night leaders end up working through breaks because of the lack of coverage? Breaks are supposed to be uninterrupted but it seems that at least one or more gets interrupted or pushed back so late you skip it just to get done. Uppers say they will fix it but never do.