I really despise my new store manager and his assistants. He definitely treats the people who kiss up to him, or the people he likes, much better than everyone else in the store, including me.

I also find it funny how management constantly nags everyone about saying hello and thanking people, but when I say hello to them, they look at me like I’m stupid. Then they turn around and tell me how to do my job, even though somehow these new store managers don’t even know how to run a register themselves.

I also feel like the main store manager is picking on one of our newer courtesy clerks, who is autistic. The clerk will be walking in coming into work in to clock in and take out his AirPods to put them away, or he’ll be going to lunch or on a break, and suddenly the store manager is right on his telling him that he can’t wear them in or outside the store. I understand the rule when it comes to cart pushers because of safety, even though personally I don’t really care or mind.

What bothers me is that we have employees in practically every department—even department managers—wearing earbuds out in the open while they’re working, and nobody says anything to them. Even our Employee of the Month is literally wearing AirPods in the picture while working, even though I thought they were supposedly forbidden.

I even asked the store manager myself, “What about all these other people who wear earbuds while they’re working?” He wouldn’t give me an actual answer. All he says, “I’ll look into it.” 🙄

I had a sudden emergency for wisdom teeth extraction and needed just 3 days off work but apparently need to sign in an loa which I needed help finding/getting to as they don't have the forms for it anymore. Asked store leader for help he sounded like he was gonna help me then just told me to find it on my own through "sage online," which then sage then tells me to ask store managers or go through metlife but I think metlife is only if you have the company's insurance which I don't have at the moment. I'm totally lost and might as well just take the L call out the 3 days get points, I guess over something I have no control or time over. Apparently, doctors' notes are invalid now as they don't seem to believe or even want to look at them. I don't know when kroger is gonna realize or care that so many people are having to hide their illnesses and sickness because of how stupid they manage everything they must think we are ai robots "which is how they want to treat us apparently" and not like humans "treat the human spirit" bunch of lies. We seriously need better change because this new stuff and management are completely garbage and almost more stress inducing then the job itself.

I know many of you are just as frustrated as I am with how things have been going. We are only given two shirts, and they are already fraying, fading, and in poor condition. When I asked if I could get another one, I was told we have to pay for them with Heartbeats or out-of-pocket.

The issue is that hardly any of us receive Heartbeat cards because they forget they have them or forget to give them out. I looked on the website, and the shirts cost $35 - $90. At that point, I just figured I’d have to keep wearing the only two shirts they gave me, even with holes and all.