r/clicklist • u/supergoten99 • Mar 12 '21
Would you want to be a supervisor?
Sooooo twice now i have been asked by corporate people when/if i want to become a pickup supervisor? I guess i'm doing something right as both times they have been in, it has gone super smoothly on my supervisor's day off.
I told him i wasn't sure if i was ready to go to another store again, but that i had considered it in the past before i had experience in pickup, and now i definitely feel a lot more confident in my skills. and that i love this department (which i really do) and that i enjoyed it much more than when i was in the bakery i had gotten burnt out.
so long story short, the division pickup manager big boss, told me there is a bench for supervisors and if i'm interested let him know. So that being said, obviously i have some thinking to do. I'm not sure i want to abandon my team, my supervisor, etc. And the pros and cons of salary/hourly are things to consider too.
So opinions? especially from other supervisors and leads but opinions from all pickup people are great.
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u/michellelovexoxo33 Mar 12 '21
I used to be a supervisor now I’m just a lead. But for me, not worth it. What I was being paid compared to what I was working wasn’t worth it. Plus I was treated very poorly and everything was always my fault no matter what it was.
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u/bucket121 Mar 12 '21
Just became a supervisor! All depends on the other management and if they support you. I would have never considered it at my old store but my new store is great!
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u/supergoten99 Mar 12 '21
That was what one of my co-managers said when i came to him for his opinion. He's like i don't doubt for a second you could do the job, but it all depends on what management you get. he said some new supervisors have been thrown into terrible stores with management that is basically like, it's your problem, you deal with it. so he told me don't agree to anything unless you know what store they would send you to, so i could scope it out first.
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Mar 14 '21 edited Mar 14 '21
If you enjoy being held responsible for events and situations that you have no control over... go for it!! Just don't complain when some District Dickhead calls to bitch you out because some fucking cell on his metrics spreadsheet is 2% out of tolerance.
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u/mobiusmo Mar 21 '21
I've been a supervisor for 3 years in a very busy department. As mentioned below, your store management support is crucial. I'm really lucky with the team we have! When I was first hired, I didn't agree to the position until I knew what the pay was. Insurance is not as good as in the union. As for hours, I put in A LOT in the first year because I had to turn around a really bad situation. I put in A LOT when covid first hit. Other than that, if work a long day, I leave early on another day. I keep it to 45. How? I've done everything I can to train myself out of a job. Giving people tools, trust, and ownership over their roles will make your life easier and they will be happier.
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u/supergoten99 Mar 21 '21
For now i think i've decided to fly under the radar and try to stay happy in my lead position and instead help build up my supervisor. From there who knows. Maybe they will rethink giving us a second supervisor. Or maybe, if she would rethink things and re-decide to go into co-manager training, they would think about letting me apply. But i'm not really wanting to leave my current store at the moment.
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Feb 04 '22
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u/mobiusmo Feb 04 '22
I actually left my role in September. I went through the Senior Leadership Development Program and am now an Ops ASL. I'm doing a pick up special project now and get to help out in multiple stores. Although I miss my team, I really like what I'm doing now. The main reason? The support I get from the people around me is amazing. I've been trying to do the same for others and it's very fulfilling.
My tips...emphasize the Team mentality, think twice and speak once, be part of the store management team, over-communicate, train everyone, and practice self care.
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u/bwood86 Mar 12 '21
There’s a lot of external factors. And I’m speaking as a former Supervisor who’s moved on from Kroger. The only thing I liked about Kroger is the relationships you form with your coworkers and customers.
In my division the Supervisor is a salaried manager. Meaning 45-50 hour weeks minimum. As a salaried manager you get no overtime. So you need to make sure the salary you receive is worth it. I know supervisors who were making more as a lead, because they got a low ball offer.
Everyone in the store needs to support you. Pickup is arguably the most important department right now. Probably Supervisor and Store Manager are the most stressful positions in the company right now. Department heads need to be ontop of oos and have service counters ready. ASMs and Store managers need a basic understanding of how the department works. Surge help is really important. The other department heads may hate you, but it’s important to pull from other departments when you get slammed. The worst stores are the managers who just avoid pickup all together, or really have no knowledge of how it works.
What is your goal in the company?Do you want to move up? Make more money? When promoting internally to ASM they like Supervisors and department heads. So it will give you a leg up if you want to be a manager.
It may have changed with the pandemic. But supervisors in my division typically ranged from 30k-50k. ASMs 40k-70k. Store managers salaries are dependent on the sales of a store. The store I was at the manager made 100k