Old School Company with Good Ole Boys running it. - Production Supervisor Kroger Employee Review

2.0
Oct 9, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Company name looks great on your resume. You have the chance to learn a lot from such an established company. Company has manufacturing plants at locations all over the country. Aged mid-level and senior management staff which should open up opportunities for growth soon.

Cons

Old school management style with all of the screaming, threatening and cursing. Nepatism runs rampid in this company. It is all about who you know in order to advance in this company. If you do too good of a job in your position, you can get "stuck" there by your manager because they may not want to have to replace you if you advance on to anther position. Unfortunately if you are not an Ohio State grad you will have a more difficult time advancing in the company. Lots of promoting because of job tenure instead of job skills, experience and education. Lots of young educated production supervisors leave the company in less than two years because they see no room to advance. Pay compensation for management is below industry average.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits at a reasonable cost. First year you get 2 weeks vacation, 5 PTO days, and 5 Health and Wellness days. Loved the hourly (union) people I worked with at various locations. They become your second family

Cons

- Crazy schedule. You will be either scheduled to work a 7-5, 12-10, or a 9-7 depending on the location. And even when the schedule is posted for the period it typically changes week to week, so do not bother making plans. And get ready for 5-10 closes in a row then opening the next day. -9 times out of 10 you never get to use your earned time off due to circumstances at the store you are assigned to. And yes, you will lose them they do not accrue. -If you are lucky enough to be assigned at a store with a strong store manager then things are different, but if not, get ready to blamed for every failure of the store, even when the labor model continues to be cut to the point that you are lucky if you have 2 people in a department and someone from corporate walks in and wants to know why the departments are not set. -Endless micro-managing. Your day is mapped out what you should be doing verses what you know you should be doing. It is check the box that that the "task" is completed when in fact there is no one to complete it, except you. Ergo that is why many just "fudge" it.

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