I’m a Kroger worker – all the store’s secrets from why you’re setting off the alarm to how much training the bakers get
ALLEGED Kroger employees have spilled the insider secrets about what it is like to work for the renowned grocer.
During their confession session, they even shared how much training Kroger bakers get to do the job.
Kroger is known for vending endless grocery delights, and, like any huge brand, it has its secrets, reported.
GETTING BAKED
Among the favorite sweet treats the brand provides are their custom baked goods.
However, shoppers shouldn't get it twisted; one employee let the internet know that the bakers are trying, but they are hardly culinary school graduates.
A supposed Kroger employee that does work in the bakery said on : "Beyond the two-day bakery training at another store, I have no commercial bakery experience."
What is merely a delicious treat for the customer can be a huge source of stress for the worker.
"I feel like I'm getting set up for failure, or at least a couple of really [bad] bakes before I get the hang of things," the Kroger baker said.
THE CUSTOMER ISN'T ALWAYS RIGHT
People seem to really like to tell Kroger workers how to best do their jobs.
One Redditor they were told they had obviously "forgot how to order" new product for the store when the hand sanitizer on the shelves was running low.
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Though these customer service employees will kindly bag the customer's groceries, this act is not enough for some shoppers.
Another Reddit user claimed that some people who get their groceries from their Kroger will "nitpick… about how I bag their groceries."
DIFFERENT PAY FOR DIFFERENT STATES
Kroger is the employer of around 420,000 people, according to BestLife.
Many of these employees went on strike at the top of 2022 because of unfair wages.
How much the employees are paid is location-dependent.
Still, the strike was reportedly effective for at least some of the Kroger workers.
On Reddit, one supposed employee explained that "I went from $12.50/hr to $16.40/hr after we went on strike. I'm in Colorado."
RING THE ALARM
Many Kroger shoppers have likely had the experience of setting off the alarm when they leave the store.
This can be to alert workers and security of items that haven't been paid for, but there is another hidden reason why the store's safety system is alerting employees of your exit.
When one customer griped on Reddit that the alarm went wild on them six times, an employee with the lesser-known explanation.
"The carts automatically go off [if] they don't have a sensor turned off.
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"That sensor is turned off when they pass through a register."
This is a theft-prevention method, and, apparently if the shopper does not bring the cart close enough to the register, whether it is cashier-led or self-checkout, this sensor is still alive and well, ready to call out potential thieves.