Fantastic Company - Production Support Programmer Publix Employee Review

5.0
Jun 5, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Publix is an extremely "humane" company. Many of my coworkers brought horror stories of prior employment in IT shops, with 80 hour work week grinds before major releases and upgrades. Meanwhile, Publix maintains a particularly low key approach, with a professional working environment that avoids the modern day IT slave approach.

Cons

The company's corporate and IT headquarters are located in Lakeland, FL, a town with little else going for it besides Publix. Your options for commuting are limited with Tampa and Orlando both being ~45 mins away.

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Pros

Flexible work hours. Good management

Cons

Hours cut at a moment's notice.

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Jul 7, 2026
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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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