Gotta love how he wears a name tag to look more relatable, meanwhile he's making millions and his employees are working their asses off and earning starvation wages

Uh... hazard pay for your very much at risk employees?

Except the fact we're being forced to work in this mess with no hazard pay.

Why isnt kroger increasing pay like all the competition has?

Great message. Inadvertent funny happening at 0:52 when an employee happens to walk in frame, realize where he is, and nopes the heck out LOL.

The Kroger employees are the real heroes. They're putting themselves in harm's way working incredible hours to keep stores stocked. Who saw this coming a week or two ago? Cash bonuses, hazard pay, gloves, protective equipment, breaks, rest, sanitizer, cleaning supplies, etc Kroger employees deserve it all right now.

Homeboy forgot Rodney was in productions at 0:52 😂

You should consider raising the wages of all of your associates during this time. They have been working tirelessly and many have sacrificed so much. Many companies and stores are closing their doors to the public and promising to pay their employees while they are away from work. In the meanwhile Kroger stores have undoubtedly had massive sales increases and your employees are the ones on the front lines doing the hard labor and putting themselves at high risk to catch the virus. Please step and do the right thing. Show that you value your employees and not just the giant sales increases. They should receive immediate raises and back pay for any shift worked during the past two weeks.

Notice how he doesn’t say “associates” when he says “we’re always here for our customers and communities when you need us most.”

You greedy SOB! You cut the small “hazard pay” for the employees who make you rich! Shame on you. Kroger as a company is pathetic. The employees deserve a union! Better HIGHER pay! Share your huge salary, McMullen!

Thank you to all of the associates and management teams who work so hard to keep the shelves stocked. Are you going to provide a shopping hour just for seniors soon. Extra protection would be most appreciated since the senior community is the most vulnerable. I do shop early just after the store opens when I do "need" any staples.

Wish we could get a employee shipment of TP and Water. While working we are not allowed to shop for these items and nought time we get off all the supplys are gone. 😢

Thank you Rodney. Please allow cleaning and paper products to be sold by delivery or pick up so people who are sick can stay out of the stores.

I want to thank the Kroger family of companies for their continued work during this trying time!

Thank you all very

Hey Rodney, my purpose is to keep a roof over my head! thanks for letting me know i'm to overqualified to bag groceries now. May I send you my rent invoice? or do i have to wait until i'm homeless to find a job?

i’m kind of down because i’ve been working since march 10,2020 and won’t be getting the appreciation pay.

You’re welcome!!! Now more than ever working for our customers and communities during this time of uncertainty is reassuring to those who might be scared. #ProudKrogerEmployee

For those who currently work or have worked in the past few years at Kroger what did you think of the hourly conditioning tasks we had to perform? Me I didn't like them because I thought they were a passive aggressive form of micromanagement, plus it kept us away from doing our actual jobs.

0:31 Replenish store daily? My store doesn't receive loads for two days of the week. McMullen lied there.

As of this week the pay increased by $2 an hour and a bonus pay was paid out last week so Kroger is paying us for this epidemic.

If you are trying get get food and supplies to your stores, then why are drivers sitting at the warehouse for 8 hours waiting on loads to take to the stores?

Their online delivery page (Ralphs instacart) isn't taking orders atm (20 Mar 2020) so we're shopping for our elderly neighbors here in my area of SoCal. Don't want to risk them going out and catching anything. No updates on when the delivery service will be available, and customer service just hangs up on you!! WTF?!!!

Thank you for all you do to provide for our nation.

Rodney, I feel that you and the other leaders of the company should really think about shutting stores down to walk in customers, and just having the pick up and delivery service for the current time. Employees can still stock shelves, clean and do other things to get the stores back into shape. This would also limit the "hoarders" and other such people from wiping out what we are currently stocking and perhaps assist the communities a bit more with what they really need. I feel there also needs to be outreach to the senior community as well to see how we can assist them more in this perilous time. Just my opinion, but I hope it is heard.

What are you doing to keep your employees safe?!

Kroger spent millions on employee training called DC1C. Too bad they can't practice what was preached in this training. Unfortunately talks cheap with company. Yes they offer short term as well as long term disabilty for their employees, yet when that benefit is needed or used by most employees, they end up having issues when they come back to work. Either HR being horses asses or management singling that employee out for unnecessary harrassment. Kroger company don't preach how you care about your employees when the only main concern you have is your stock price.

Yeah Kroger 🥳☮️

A much needed message by you Rodney, strong and to the point...well done for this 👍🇺🇸

Thanks Rodney you run a great company.

Associate Wellbeing & Safety Our associates are on the frontlines, ensuring Americans have access to the food, services and products they need during this unprecedented pandemic. We are committed to protecting the health and safety of our associates. We’ve let our associates know they are permitted to wear protective masks and gloves, and we are working hard to secure these resources. There is a national shortage of personal protective equipment like this, and we fully support America’s health care workers having first priority to obtain the equipment they need. We are advocating to government officials at all levels for help securing a priority place in line for all grocery workers - after health care workers - to have access to protective masks and gloves. We continue to enhance our daily sanitation practices, including cleaning commonly used areas more often like cashier stations, self-checkouts, credit card terminals, food service counters and shelves. And, we are now installing plexiglass partitions at check lanes, including pharmacy counters and Starbucks registers, to further promote physical distancing. In addition, we are installing educational floor decals to promote physical distancing at check lanes and other counters. Additionally, we’ve adjusted store operating hours across the country to allow more time for our associates to rest, clean and replenish inventory. We have enacted Emergency Leave Guidelines, allowing paid time off for associates diagnosed with COVID-19, placed under mandatory quarantine and paid time off for self-isolation and symptoms as verified by an accredited health care professional. All eligible associates will receive their standard pay for up to two weeks (14 days). For those affected by COVID-19, the organization has also made available $5 million through the Kroger Family of Companies Helping Hands fund to provide financial assistance to associates who face hardship due to COVID-19, including lack of access to childcare and for those considered higher-risk. We believe all these steps will help to ensure the safety of our associates and help our communities to flatten the curve while at the same time meeting our obligation to be there for our customers. Additionally, we are providing all hourly frontline grocery, supply chain, manufacturing, pharmacy and call center associates with a Hero Bonus - a $2 premium above their standard base rate of pay, applied to hours worked March 29 through April 18. The premium will be disbursed weekly to ensure associates have access to additional cash. The Hero Bonus follows and is in addition to our previous commitment shared on March 21, which provided a one-time bonus to frontline associates.

You know it's kind of funny how Kroger employees are treated like crap I work for Kroger and it just makes me sad that Barney Kroger started this company and a lot of the Kroger managers and even some employees don't respect our core values and when I say that employees are treated like crap a lot of managers do not show respect to their employees I mean not to be mean here but a lot of managers want you to work harder because all they care about is getting a bonus

I'm also going to mention how store managers force you to work even if you're sick I have a store manager in the store I work in that treats her employees like crap and she forces you to work while you're sick whether it's the flu or something else she's one of the people that only cares about filling her pocket and let's go ahead and talk about this Kroger says fresh food low prices okay the fresh food part I can agree with but the low prices I don't think so a pound of roast beef in the deli is $14 a pound okay a pound of ham is $9.99 let's talk about the cheese 849 a pound that don't seem like a low prices I mean what you pay for 1 lb of roast beef is like 3 days of meals or that's like a quarter tank of gas I mean anymore Kroger has become greedy now I know Rodney McMullen has over 100 million dollars which I get it he likes money but like I said before this company is not built on the core values that they put out there Barney Kroger would turn over in his grave if he seen how his company turned out I seen an interview with Rodney McMullen where he said no one should ever have to go hungry yeah that's if you apply for food stamps and let's talk about all the food that Kroger wastes everyday Every single night in the deli we have to throw away tons of chicken and a lot of deli meat gets wasted instead of donating it to shelters or food pantries they'd rather throw it in the trash I don't care to speak up against Kroger even though I work for the company because if we're going to say something about our core values if we're going to practice what we preach then I think that all this needs to be said a change is needed for Krogers how are we feeding the human spirit when people can't even afford to feed themselves anymore because Kroger keeps raising their prices I just wanted to be honest

great message,, a shame where I live they act a little different I was told by one the young lads at a particular store to stay my Quote "stay my old ass home and let healthy people shop first..."Really?

Thank you Kroger! Keep staying in the Grocery business. I Love you. ❤

Rodney mcMullen is what happens when you let that one boomer who tries way to be hip with the cool kids becomes CEO.

Wonder if I can get my job back🤔

You know as someone who works in Clicklist and I get Karens that order all the time and wanting to know why the store doesn't have your 25 cans of no salt added green beans. My answer is simple. WE DON'T HAVE IT. WE'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS. STOP ORDERING IT. Also you do a real poor job of that your reading from a script. I see your eyes moving back and forth while your reading it. Thanks for letting us get assaulted by hordes of people while we have to work sick. I got bronchitis but I can't stop working to rest while hacking up a lung. Bills to pay, and mouths to feed. Which were lucky to even get anything for our homes when we clock out, knowing damn well it's forbidden to get what you need while working. Thanks.

Be a responsible business in your communities and implement social distancing, restricted access, and limited contact in your stores. You claim to be a moral and value driven company so do the right thing and protect your customers and employees.

Total SCUMBAG...Gets A Pay Raise During Pandemic while he CUTS hazard pay for those putting THEIR LIVES AT RISK WORKING FOR HIS COMPANY

GROCERY WORKERS DESERVE HAZARD PAY - they do not deserve to be over exposed to this virus and listen to people bitch about toilet paper. ID LOVE TO SES THIS CEO GET IN THE STORES AND ACTUALLY WORK ON THE FRONT LINEs

Tried 2 different Dillons trying to buy one thermometer (ours conked out). None to be had. My husband and I are both over 65 with underlying health conditions and it's pretty hard to check our temperature without one. The stores were also out of onions, canned tuna, ramen, Kroger Chicken Broth, and toilet paper. I've never seen it like this. We really need some help.

Your not doing the right cleaning no one is not wiping down your stores ,freezer doors ,at the cashiers atm pay machine sorry not worth going to your store .

Hhhhh

Thank you as this will help calm nerves for sure. However, if you guys saw this coming back on March 2, how did you get caught flat-footed on all the other hoarding?

People need to stop complaining about working in a grocery store feel lucky you have a job right now!