Really!,,, these employees were fired, let go. Big difference between being layed off and loosing your job.

My Division recently finished our yearly Associate Surveys where we ultimately "grade" our management team and company! And of course that week our ASMs were on their best behavior! Telling us that we could go to them for promotions etc! It's all... — read more 

I do not see a date listed that this article was written. How do we know when this is happening or has happened? What did I miss ??

Kroger has so many VPs that report to each other in General Office. Why don't they get rid of some of those bums? Hundreds including myself were laid off instead. Let's move more resources to the front line by getting rid of front line people. ... — read more 

Kroger USED to be a great company to work for. USED to being the key words. They are so god damn corrupt in the stores. They fired 20 employees including myself. Some of us who have put blood sweat and tears into this place. And it was all based off... — read more 

They just got a new president of the Division and now I hear of all these changes. Crazy times at Kroger enjoy the ride and buckle up.

Kroger is a lumbering giant that has lost its way. Knee jerk reactions. The early retirement offering several years ago allowed a lot of knowledge to leave, to the company’s detriment. Kroger seems to forget that we are also customers who can choose... — read more 

Is Kroger going to be acquired soon? What are your thoughts? Is the senior leadership prepping Kroger for a major merger/sell off. Who may be the acquiring party?

There has been talks of coordinators coming from different divisions to be here with us. Anybody had experience with this?

If you thought Kroger's performance since the inception of "Restock Kroger" (aka Rodney's Follies) has been dissapointing, you haven't seen anything yet. I invision that moral and store conditions will be abysmal during the upcoming holiday... — read more 

Smiths has eliminated the use of Visa Credit Cards in April which cut fuel sales by as much as 40% and the stores by 15-20%. And the plan is to roll this policy company wide. Employees have always paid the price and with a failing Click List... — read more 

I spent 40 years of my life at Kroger, and saw many changes over the years. ( retired now) The changes that started in 2009 with coordinators in every department with nice salaries was the beginning of where we are. Then we added many co managers... — read more 

This is what I heard in my store - they will be cutting Dept. Managers and there will be no 45 guaranteed hours a week (will be pushing to provide 32 hours, still full time but cut down on expenses)...

Your time as CEO is ticking buddy. Restock Kroger has been a disaster and your competitors are LAUGHING at you. Stockholders, board members, hold this guy accountable for the hole he has dug for Kroger. The day you are out of control is the day the... — read more 

Can we finally relax? Or will there be more next week? Does anybody know?

I've collected a long list of links as it relates to the layoffs. The top part are video news, the bottom part is text news. I hope you like it. ================= VIDEO ================= Kroger set to lay off hundreds of employees... — read more 

The amount of money the executives are paid is sinful. NO ONE NEEDS THAT MUCH MONEY. Then they get bonuses on top of that. The clerks on the front line in the stores don’t make enough to survive, we are the working class poor. Why can’t clerks... — read more 

If one of two of the people making millions a year were "laid off" the savings would have been the same as firing all these many people. Kroger must be a wonderful place to work for. (Sarcastic remark)

For 136 years Kroger stood for family and good food, and was proud of its employees. They ALWAYS promoted from within, and they always treated their associates with care & dignity, because they knew the foundation of any good company was its... — read more 

This is definitely a lose-lose situation for everyone. It’s not that I don’t feel fore those who got hit by layoffs, on the contrary, my heart goes out to them, but the ones that got to stay this time have also little to look forward to. This isn’t... — read more 

Has anyone heard about the Dallas division? Currently lots of ASM moves that make no sense. Looking like a coverup for something to happen.

Why would kroger was to compete with online sales....not everyone is into online fad. Its just a way to throw employees to the wolvesand pretend theyre care about cutermers when in all realty they care more about the money those customers bring . for... — read more 

Hello is it true Kroger is letting people go? Is it going to happen in Taylorville Illinois? I hope not.

This is for Denver Division... Some of the district's all received an invite for all ASMs. One district in the Springs, only sent out a handful of invites for meetings, someone dropped the ball. Heard this is the 1st round that another one... — read more 

Most of the real downfall started when they had to immediately fund $1,000,000,000 into the underfunded retirement fund. The CFO Michael Schlottman that should have been held accountable and fired was allowed to retire with full benefits and other... — read more 

I have heard 2500 positions total for the entire Kroger, but, that seems to be a bit high. One store here lost a director, 2 asms and their HR. My store has lost 1 asm, another friends store lost their director.

Definitely forced resignations and firings. If you are still with the company document everything you do from the time you pull into the parking lot until you leave the Kroger parking lot. It’s definitely hunting season from the pits of Kroger Hell... — read more 

This is complete and utter brutality. Kroger is toying with the livelihoods of many people who were recruited and supported to become middle management. Kroger is giving itself a very bad name and destroying its reputation.

Why is nobody mentioning the CEOs $10 million dollar bonus he took this year but they are always cutting labor at Smiths.

They were fired there were no layoffs. With a lay-off you have a chance at going back to work for them. Most aren’t given the option.

Hi there! My name is Chris Larson. I'm a reporter with Louisville Business First. I'm trying to localize the layoff news to the Louisville area. However, the company has declined to spell out how many stores and people will be impacted. If... — read more 

I'd like to know if they have had a real outside audit of the Kroger Peyton warehouse and how many of the top guys there have lost their jobs. They were always very protective of their turf and very hostile when questioned about obvious... — read more 

With thousands of people laid off - and most of them with at least ten years with Kroger - that comes out to a hefty amount they have to pay out in severances. Where will that money come from? Any chance we might be looking at pay cuts once this... — read more 

One of the finest managers I have ever worked with was just canned. He had be happy to help out at other regional stores whenever needed and was great with all store employees and with all customers. So, why was he eliminated? Seems to boil down to... — read more 

May the Odds be Ever In Your Favor!!

Restructure is necessary at times. Cutting the “fat” as they say. The top 4 head executives of the companies have no problems doing such at any level other then their own. You say you need to cut staff at lowers levels. Really....maybe take a look at... — read more 

As a manager at Fred Meyer I have spent the last month or so comforting majorityof my union employees that would break down crying due to the potential strike. I celebrated with them when we had learned the company had come to an agreement and they... — read more 

You all should really lay off those worthless corporate people who have NEVER worked in a grocery store, however, they come fresh out of college not knowing a damn thing about the business. All they do is harass people and try to institute policies... — read more