Great place to work as a student - Cashier Publix Employee Review

4.0
Jan 10, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Publix will work with you if you need to transfer stores like I did when I moved for college, and I was able to transfer back and forth when I came home for holidays or summer. The pay is okay and they are very flexible with your hours. Some good benefits if you stay a few years like free stock and 401k match.

Cons

They say they promote from within but I have seen them bring in new people for higher positions. In fact I was next in line to move up to a customer service staff position when they brought in a new person my age as full time for that position. The worst part was I trained this person on how to run the cash register so it was somewhat of a degrading experience being as I’ve worked there for 6 years.

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Pros

Scheduling was good and pay was decent

Cons

Hours could have been better

4.0
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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