Overall okay experience, nothing special - better than most grocery chains. - Front Service Clerk Publix Employee Review

3.0
Jun 11, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The possibility of benefits (sure it takes 1500 hours of work in your first year, but, hey...). Flexible schedule (more on this later). Above average pay - for a grocery store that is. Chance of progression IF favored. Tuition assistance (after six months of continuous service). Supposed "Open Door Policy." Whether sincere or not, very friendly environment. Annual automatic raises, typically 50 cents (IF requirements are met). The ability to meet a variety of people. Working there, you never know who you might bump into. The "all round" experience: dealing with a variety of people and personalities and situations, and having to perform a variety of duties.

Cons

Flexible schedule: NO SET SCHEDULES. This means work-life balance to be terrible. Extreme hours: either you're full-time and get 10 hour shifts or you're part-time and get 4 hour shifts. There is really no set hours for part-time workers, sometimes 10, sometimes 39 and anywhere in between. Extremely wide range of duties. If you do not have an open mind about what you would do on the job (i.e. cleaning bathrooms), then this job is not for you .

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Pros

Flexible work hours. Good management

Cons

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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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