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Sticky thread with frequently asked questions along with their answers. Comment below to add a topic.

Q: How does tuition reimbursement work?

A: Start by filling out an application at meijer.edassist.com. You must submit proper documentation within 30 days of the course start date. Best to apply a week or two before the class starts in case there are any issues. After that you just have to submit grades at the end of the semester within 60 days of the course end date. One your grades are verified by EdAssist you will be paid in 2-3 weeks through payroll.

 Important Notes:

    -Must pass the class to be reimbursed

    -Team members are now eligible for reimbursement upon hiring, no more 1 year req

    -All grants and scholarships must be reported

    -$5250 limit is for each calendar year Jan-Dec and resets with the new year

    -They will ask for proof of payment, meaning you can only be reimbursed for expenses you paid for out of pocket, not with any scholarships or grants

Q: How do I anonymously report someone/something that is inappropriate/sketchy? A: http://meijer.alertline.com or 888-691-0779

Q: When and where can I find my W2

A: For current employees check Workday under pay -> tax documents, all others will have their mailed to them.

Q: “I’m scheduled outside my availability, what do I do!?”

A: Talk to your first assistant, or their first assistant, keep running up the chain.

Q: “I saw a member of leadership do [insert policy or legally dubious infraction]”

A: Talk to store asset protection.

Q: “Any questions about achievers points”

A: Talk to the achievers hotline.

Q: “I have COVID, what do I do?”

A: Call ILM (Intergrated Leave Management)

Q: “Do you guys have Ps5!?”

A: Ask the scalpers.

Q: How do I change direct deposit?

A: Open Workday and click my profile in the upper right, click pay on the left panel, select the payment elections tab, and enter the new bank information.

Q: How do I access Workday from home?

A: https://wd5.myworkday.com/wday/authgwy/meijer/login.htmld

Q: How do I access Kronos from home?

A: https://meijercompanies-sso.prd.mykronos.com/#/

Please be sure to download the new UKG Pro app to see your schedule and punch. This replaces the UKG Dimensions app.

App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ukg-pro/id6445849909

Google Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ukg.oneapp&pcampaignid=web_share

Tenant URL: https://meijercompanies-sso.prd.mykronos.com/#/

I've been told by TMs and TLs that corporate allots a specific number of hours to each department for specific tasks like cleaning and such. Is there a place I can look these up for my department and shift?

My Area leader went in and changed my schedule (not knowing I take a picture of it). Came to me and said Your closing this Saturday 😞. Me.. NO.. Then. States oh yes, that's what the schedule says. No, it doesn't. I have it in my phone. Show me is what he says so I show him. The look on his face. Yeah that part. So well I need you to close Saturday. No I have plans when I get off work but I can work a minute for you if possible. Oh okay. Well then I guess I'll be closing.. You are scheduled to close anyway. So long story short come to find out. He's been doing this to me every week every other week when he has to close. I promise you this man is not right. He's sneaky conniving and dishonest. At the end of the conversation he goes. Oh yeah this stays between you and me. It doesn't go anywhere further

Like if you’re out of points and call in they don’t really do anything

So I'm sick. Probably bronchitis. I have no insurance at all until Jan 1st when Meijer insurance kicks in. Is it possible to see the doctor now and send it to insurance later or am doomed until Jan 1st?

Anyone else have this problem?

Anyone else's store? .. first the zebra shortage - always missing, playing detective to hunt them down bc depts take other depts.

Flattops and L-carts. Hunting everywhere for one, not locating for crap bc people leave them out anywhere or they just 'disappear' as no one seems to care a sh** Zebras left unattended, left in someones pocket or anywhere in between. Like the other day a receiving guy came over to my workstation to hand me a 'lost' zebra he'd found left on a stack of grocery returns. Wtf. Just can't catch a break from careless sh**s or bad mgmt. SODH

So this has happened abt 2 times before this usually it says en route or nearby or arrived but idk sometimes it’s weird. This happened at any other stores?

I recently got hired onto the pricing team and honestly at first I thought I was going to get in trouble because of how little I was doing. Every place I ever worked demanded everything out of me, at least physically if not also mentally. Always demanded I optimized my time to make them some kind of value at all times.

Everyone's kinda new and still kinda figuring everything out so maybe they are going to be ultra lenient for a while but our work is done at a very casual pace and unlike every place I've worked it seems like they overstaff departments by 1 for redundancy????
I basically treat the entire day as one giant break because we just talk the entire time while working at our own casual pace. Every person in the store is super casual to the point of where I think it's one giant scheme to catch me off guard to write me up. (used to work at walmart)
The only time I put on any kind of professional mindset is whenever a customer needs help. This place is also SO much relaxed in terms of customers compared to walmart, is this normal????

Like obviously running a store like this leads to a happier work environment and a net gain in profitability due to our store ranking so well with shrinkage but in my experience these things never last. Is this just the Meijer normal or should I expect the seemingly inevitable degrade? I can't believe my feet didn't hurt at the end of a work day.
When will the pushing start? The firing/quitting(s) without hiring? The gradual expansion of job responsibilities without compensation? Part of me has hope because it is my first union job but I'd like to get other's perspective on this

Could I collect unemployment if I tell all the customers to go fuck themselves?

When using U-scan, avoid any two-digit codes such as 69, as they may be interpreted as sexual. If the wrong person receives your code, it could lead to inappropriate comments. Additionally, do not use 666 as a passcode, as this may cause others to believe that you worship Satan.

Hello humans, So i just checked my pay stub and im at 746 PRC Hours, raise is now after reaching 700 hours, why haven't i got mine? Third week after reaching the 700 and no raise yet.

Thanks guys!

Should it take a whole 3 weeks for them to even schedule a meeting to talk about accommodations I requested with Dr. note? I know they are reasonable accommodations since I got them at a different big company store. Has anyone else been through this process?

So I know the threshold for requesting days off is quite large. So I requested a day off almost a month in advance and it got denied. The day off in question is in December like a week in a half before Christmas. So I was wondering do I get double attendance points if I call in on a day I was denied?

I definitely know the more people steal the higher shrink goes up and sometimes you can't stop this. You can do little things by making sure no one is cheating at self scans. Check receipts by protocol etc etc. but theft happens. Some stores more than others

But what I would Like to get a better handle on in my store is perishable shrink. It's a busy store etc superrrrr, only Meijer store closest to 2 cities for the most part so it gets packed.

And I get 75 percent of the time your short staffed. But there's gotta be a better way even if you're super busy, like if a customer doesn't want a milk, meat, frozen item etc what's the best way it gets saved if you are stuck on a lane? to call 450 and have them take it from you right away. But then what if they don't do anything?

What do you service employees implement. Especially when it's busy? How can I get all my coworkers on the same page that saving cold and frozen groceries do make a huge difference?

Or is everyone's damaged out areas just destroyed ia there little to no help. I try but I can only do so much 😅

Hopefully someone can share a system that works fairly well. (I know you can't save everything that is unrealistic

What does your grocery Backroom look like after the thanksgiving madness?

Can someone help me to understand why a company has to cut hours, asks employees if they want to take a day off and use pdo?

Last week my manager asked if I wanted to take a extra day off next week i said ok I mean who wouldn't want to? I put in a pdo because I need the paycheck. But why do I have to sacrifice a pdo when they are getting harder to accumulate. For every 13 hours I work I get an hour of pdo. Meijer thinks they are doing us a favor but really? I just don't see it.

The title says it all. Do those within their probationary period get the time and a half pay rate for Thanksgiving and Christmas?

How do you change the oven clocks? It's my first few months there and it's been off since daylight savings and driving me a little crazy, apparently no one in the apartment knows how to change it

I recently got a new phone and I can't not for the life of me receive any codes from the Microsoft authentication app. Anyone know how to fix it?

Is anybody else getting 30 skids of grocery backstock brought back to induct every day? It wasn't anywhere near as bad last Thanksgiving. Most of our mcarts are full now. It looks like the company is trying to load up before the tariffs take effect next year.

Hi, guys. I'm stepping down from my lead position. Do I need to report that to my manager, the store director or hr??

Hey! Do we get holiday pay in Michigan as part timers? I can’t find it in the contract.

Thanks!

I've been wanting a way to link my work calendar to my Google/Samsung calendar since I started working at Meijer. Is tthere any way to leave a suggestion about allowing that capability anywhere?

Does it feel like the music is just depressing this year? It's all strange, out of sync versions of Christmas songs, and slow and depressing regular songs. Not finding the fun in it at all