Publix reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(21,142 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 21,142 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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1.0
Apr 8, 2020

Good at ruining my mood everyday

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Pros

-Good pay and benefits - that's really it

Cons

I don't even know where to begin. This was my first job and I had to quit after eight months. I've been thinking of coming back but have decided against it - The management When you're part time, all it really means is that they can schedule you up to 38 hours and give you an attitude if you stand up for yourself. I was in my first semester of college taking 6 classes and working that same amount. My manager wouldn't let me go down no matter how much I asked and even called me in on days where I had school. There were at least 3 times where I was really sick and she still made me close the entire department down by myself. The management all have a big ego for no reason. You guys are managers at a grocery store. You're not a doctor, lawyer, or anything significant. I understand it's your job and you need to be serious, but there's a way to be serious without being so insensitive. -The dress code Straight up discrimination. I'm a man and the main reason why I can't go back is because of the dress code. It's not fair that women can have long hair and earrings but I can't. I'm not trying to move up, so why do I have to follow these stupid rules. Personally, my hair and my earrings are very important to who I am. If you cut off a women's hair without her consent she wouldn't feel like herself. I can tie it up too, but that's not an option. I don't have tattoos all over my face and as a matter of fact I don't have any other piercings other than my ears. I take good care of my hair and I'm not cutting it off just to appeal to some old people. These rules needs to change because it's discrimination. -The customers I don't know who these people think they are but they have no right to talk to me like they did. If I'm out of limes- I'm sorry. You don't need to yell at me. Don't even get me started on old people. They really think the world owes them something. -The work The work is easy but I always felt like I was micromanaged. I also hated staying til 2am just to do soda water backstocks. And even when I did them the managers didn't believe that I actually did it despite there being no more room for these things.

1.0
Feb 6, 2020
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Pros

They allow you to request time off !! As any job would !!! And accepted when you have an emergency and can't make it , but must show excuse !!

Cons

They have a Moto, they take care of their employees they DONT ! THEY pick and choose to their liking !! If you miss work and have a legit excuse at HAND they retaliate with no HOURS !! YOU go from 30/35 to 12/15 which ain't even worth the DRIVE no matter how close or far you LIVE ! BETTER off working ELSEWHERE

4.0
Jan 10, 2020
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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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