Publix reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(21,137 total reviews)
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Kevin Murphy

59% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Publix has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 21,137 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Publix employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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21K reviews
1.0
Jun 4, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hmmm that's a tough one. I guess the only pro is that I have a job and a couple dollars in stock so by the time I'm 90 I can probably buy a car. I have met a lot of great coworkers who are truly why people think Publix is a great company. Nope it's not the company who greedily over charges you by 80% for everything you buy or the CEO and district managers who make over 3 figures a year laughing all the way to the bank that make it great. No it's us little people the worker bees who make it great even when we're not treated great paid great and we don't feel great we're a bunch of awesome people with big hearts who enjoy helping our customers. Its the great cashier's, deli workers, pharmacist and techs, our stock crew, meat cutters, baggers who help you to your car, our seafood specialist, our dairy and produce workers , bakery clerks and cake decorators, our janitors ect. I love the people I work with not the company I work for.

Cons

I did make good money but with the major rise in everything recently Publix hasn't went up a cent on our wages but all other grocery stores have but they love to brag about the $4 billion they made through working us to the bone in an unsafe environment risking our lives during the pandemic and we got a whole 25¢ raise for pandemic pay for the entire year yippy. Plus them not letting employees with cancer or other serious health issues wear masks because it ,"scared the customers" and we're told if they wore one they needed to clock out and go home it was their choice if they wanted to keep their job. Oh that's until employees started dying then we got cute masks with the Publix logo because it was cheaper than the lawsuits they were facing. Now that's a company who truly cares about their associates don't you think. If you love micromanaged slave labor where the customers are entitled to treat you horrible and belittle you or even hit you with a buggy and it's oked by management and you'll definitely be punished even if it's not your fault then this is the place for you. All you hear day in and day out from us worker bees who make this company as great as it is , is how miserable, over worked, under paid, and under valued they feel and how awful the customers treat them. George Jenkins is tossing in his grave and they should just take him off the walls and and not even associate him with the company anymore because when he died so did his dedication to us and his mission statement " the little people are who make the company great" these higher ups don't even look us in the face their robots who read from a script and they look down at us like we're beneath them and who dont deserve the petty wages they give us while they make over 3 figures a year with company cars, luxury homes, company paid extravagant lunches, dinner's and hotel stays meanwhile most their employees are at poverty level, some homeless ( I am now) and most go hungry even at work where they throw millions of dollars of food in the trash, they couldn't tell you one thing about our products or customers or pretty much anything about the inner workings of the stores. They don't know their head from a hole in the wall but they can sure brag and tell you the money that's rolling in for them (not us) and expect you to stand there with a smile on your face and act like you're excited about it meanwhile you can barely pay rent or feed your kids with the scraps you make. And if you have medical issues tread lightly because they rather not have you there and will find a way to get you out or make you leave plus the insurance is a joke even my Dr said",it's sad but Publix doesn't even take care of their own people " The health insurance will fight you tooth and nail to try and not cover critical medications or tests that your life depends on. We are nothing since George Jenkins passed away. We are nothing more than our personel number P1234567 to them now. Sadly his vision has been long lost but greed and mistreating good people will be there ultimate demise trust me. My advice don't believe the bull about this being the greatest place to work there are way better companies but if you do decide to go work here because trust me they are desperate for people these days it won't take you long to see exactly what I'm talking about especially if you're a woman because we're even further in the bottom of that barrel but that's a whole nother chapter. Good luck

1.0
Jun 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free Stock — honestly that is it. Their benefits are just OK.

Cons

I used to be an Assistant Deli Manager and I have stepped down to be a Deli Associate. There is a very strong disconnect between lower manager and upper managers. Store managers claimed time after time that they care about you, but their actions are the absolute opposite. When you become a manager you basically have to sacrifice your life to Publix. If you cannot come in to help on your days off you will get punished. If you cannot stay late, even if you have a doctors appt, you will get punished. If people call out in your department (happens almost daily) you have to cover for them, no matter what. One store manager called me multiple times on my day off to come in after I told me I hair prior arranged obligations. He even threatened my job over the phone. He has so many resources to bring in help, but he chose to harass and threaten me. Because of this and other related situations he gave me such low scores on my evaluation it made me not eligible for a raise—which you can only get once a year. Keep in mind that I have come in several times on my day off to help—this way ignored. Leaving a bad taste in my mouth is an understatement. I’m currently seeking employment elsewhere. I don’t even think Publix deserves the respect of giving them a 2 weeks notice.

5.0
Jun 1, 2022

Full time

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

40 guaranteed hours a week 2 weeks vacation after one year of employment

Cons

No permanent schedule No work life balance No training in the deli

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