Retail Life is weekends, holidays, and low pay - General Store Employee Kroger Employee Review

2.0
10 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent benefits including health, dental, and vision if you stay long enough. Coworkers and customers generally friendly. Paid vacation week after a year. Pension plan. Weekly or even daily pay if you choose. Union employee if you are hourly.

Cons

Low top out wage around $20/hr which can take years. Weekends, holidays, and evening work generally, no 401k match, terrible training program, no set days off and no guaranteed hours each week. $10/week union dues. Low morale throughout the store. Opportunity for advancement but it take time and you have to give up a work/life balance completely.

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5.0
14 Jan 2026
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Pros

Laid back job. Great team. Good to learn about wine

Cons

None really it's a laid back job

3.0
25 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

• Generally work with fantastic people. • Work is not difficult, and time flies when busy. • My bosses collaborated with me to create a schedule that worked, as I often had other commitments. • Overall, a pleasant work experience most days. Get good at what you do and you'll do fine.

Cons

• Some of the senior management was less friendly than others - as to be expected. • Days were very volatile; some could be extremely easy, and others could be a nightmare. • Scheduling was kept rather limited; although I was able to get the hours I wanted, often times management would look to cut hours from departments whenever possible, leaving less support.

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