How much does a Kroger pay?

Kroger pays $6.25 for a fruit cutterI went to a Kroger job fair held in Willis, Tx this afternoon. The job the assisstant manager talked to me about filling was for a fruit cutter. What a job title! I was told that this was an extreemly hard to fill position. Appartently the girl that is currently the fruit cutter was very good but she gave her two week notice last week.

I had heard that the cashiers have a union and are paid decently. Having a strong cashiering and customer service background I had hoped for an interview for this sort of job.

The woman who interviewed me told me that the pay would be $6.25 an hour. I couldn't help but utter that that was so very low. Then I wondered how much fruit could you cut in a 40 hour week? How much cut fruit do the consumers in Willis actually need?

I had applied online with Kroger a few weeks ago and was surprised that they were running a job fair and I had not been contacted about any open postions. How does this online thing work?

I lost my job a few months ago and after doing about a thousand online apps and only getting 8 interviews I am getting kind of desperate for some income.

Its been five years since I have been out of work and have been more than a little upset at having to apply for jobs online. You get no response from most protential employers. I have a decent background and worked in an office clerical position for the county for the past five years. I don't get it.

In TN, for non-management workers, you start at 7.10, but it is supposed to go up to 7.25 an hour (yay unions!). After 3 years-and I'm full time, I make 11.10, 2 weeks paid vacation, 3 paid personal holidays, and medical, vision, and dental. There is also things like 401k, stock options, etc., plus union.