I want to quit my job at Kroger, how should I go about it? Should I call in, show up and tell my boss, or what? Thanks for any advice.
go see him face to face and tell him...be cordial...don't burn bridges. you never know where your paths might cross again.
It's a she. Thing is, the people haven't been good to me at all. I did not recieve proper training and was checking out customers all alone my first day, and I got many irate customers because of the delay calling someone took. I don't want to work there again anyway, so who cares if I burn bridges? I hate the job, gonna look for something where I don't have to stand stiff for several straight hours or something more enjoyable at least.
I worked there over two years and hated my boss so I just didn't show up one day. Believe me, you can do better than $5.35 or whatever they're paying an hour anyway .
Even if it wasnt the best place to work, I would follow MM's advice....and make sure you present them with written letter with the reason you are quitting....you dont want to come off looking like an a$$.....
GriffinFan, I think what Max meant by not burning your bridges is not that you would blow any chance you have at wanting to work at Kroger's again, but if you cross paths again with your boss. What would you do if 5 years from now she is the person you have to work with or even report to at another place of business? I know it is highly unlikely, but it could happen. This reminds me of a question as I have heard 2 different answers to this question: When you are applying for a job and your prospective employer is checking your references and calling your old places of business where you worked in the past, is there a law that prevents Kroger from saying "GriffinFan sucked royally as an employee" or can they say that? In other words, can a former employer give you a bad reference? I have been told yes and no on this.
I appreciate the responces on this guys, I think I am going to go up there today and personally quit. This is my first time to quit a job, so I am unexperienced at this sort of thing.
GriffinFan, I used to work in a grocery store so I feel for ya. I went through the same thing you did. Personally though, I would never quit a job after a few days. Which Kroger store is it??? The reason I ask is, my mom is a district manager with Kroger and perhaps she can help. If you are set on quitting though, I wouldnt just quit and not give notice. I would offer to stay on for a week and explain your frustrations and what led you to quit. Manny, From what I have always understood, former employers can give out fact only (i.e. Manny was fired for this reason or Manny quit for this reason). I don't think they are allowed to trash you or anything like that. Over the past 3 years, I have fired 4 different people and most of them were just lazy aholes. But when propsective employers called me up, I just said, "well, so and so worked here for 2 months and realized this job wasn't for him, so he quit" or "well, so and so was fired for repeated tardiness and not performing the taks that were assigned to him". I feel everyone deserves to earn a living so I have a hard time trying to prevent a former employee from making a living based mostly on spite.
Call in sick for a week with food poisoning (do you get sick pay???) and then tell them that being sick made you realize that you really hated your job, and that you won't be coming back. Turn in your Kroger apron and name tag (drop it off at the automatic doors after the store is closed with a Xerox copy of your middle finger), and call it a day. Kidding of course.
I don't know the law on this...but I've both phoned for and given references for potential and former staff. Generally, people don't like to bad mouth others -- so the references are usually pretty good on the surface. But clues are always given as to the persons traits. And the people asking for references are looking for those clues. For instance, "she works well when given a clearly defined task" means the person needed constant supervision and had little initiative... Max's original advise is sound.
Well, I quit. The boss was a total b**** about it though. Thank god I'm outta there, but am I legally obliged to write them down on my next application?
Some folks are worried about being sued if they trash a former employee. But that doesn't mean a Kroger manager will be worried that a teenager would sue. And, honestly, she'd be right not to worry. So, she can probably trash GF to her heart's content if this job was used as a reference. If you only worked a couple of days though, you probably don't want to tell potential employers about it. Quitting after a couple of days looks very bad. Which brings me to a larger point. Why are teenagers such sissies about work? I was a sissy as a teenager and I see it now in my brothers-in-law. Its true they have to deal with sucky jobs, but my goodness they have no stamina whatsoever. GF, to answer your last question: no, you don't have to tell anyone about the job and I would advise you don't.
Really, JV. Back in my day, I whined non-stop about my summer job cleaning school buses. What a wuss I was.
You should have gotten a job as a sacker. Easy work, you get to move around, the time flies by, and you can get 30 bucks extra a week in tips if you're really nice, which you don't have to report to the IRS...
