If you have dreams, don't move up in the company. - Anonymous employee Publix Employee Review

3.0
Jun 2, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, pretty good benefits, stable company. Great job to move up in if you don't mind not having time for family, working almost everyday to meet their expectations, no desire to live in the other 88% of the country.

Cons

If you're in grocery, in my opinion, the pay isn't worth the workload. For a company with such mountain high standards in every area sales, merchandising, cleaning, work speed and ethic, customer service, and organization, you would think they would actually pay their employees better. Sure they pretty good benefits, but nothing really special unless you stay there until you retire. And by then, you're soul has already been drained.

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4.0
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Pros

Good compensation including not just standard pay, but also end of year bonus 80 hours for hourly associates, 8% of your annual earnings granted to you in free company stock thru which quarterly dividends are paid, ok 401k, and gift card and other associate coupons. Good stability and growth. Good company culture.

Cons

Can be slow and resistant to change. Uses some antiquated systems and software that should have been replaced years ago. Does some things that don't make sense. Some managers can be good, while others not very good. Although these cons may be true for a lot of companies. All roads eventually lead to Lakeland where they are headquartered. Geography can be a big one if you are not a Florida native. If you don't want to live in Florida for some legitimate reasons, there can be limited job options in other states, especially if you aren't interested in retail or warehouse jobs. Standard retail negatives about not having a lot of holidays off.

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