Publix reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(21,154 total reviews)
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59% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Publix has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 21,154 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
May 9, 2018

produce selector

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

good pay 14.45 , free lunch meals

Cons

hard work ,cold, bad management, don't make mistakes you'll get fired

3.0
May 6, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay for not too difficult work, Retirement Stock Plan, You can buy Publix Stock and get quarterly dividends, Health and life insurance

Cons

Unfortunately, I work in a department where management contradicts themselves, makes knee-jerk decisions, plays favorites and knit-picks at/blames people they do not like, does not control their emotions, and does not value education. I'm working on an MBA with 4 years in the department and I came in with experience, and was told I was "equal" to 2 younger people without any education and experience -both with much less time in the department. Being in the department I'm in has actually hurt me in transferring to another department. There's not that many opportunities to advance unless the immature supervisors like you and you tell them all about your personal life.

5.0
May 1, 2018

Demanding.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Always something to do. With enough patience, communication with management, you can move into different departments. Small raises at regular intervals. A great place to get your start.

Cons

Hard to get full-time unless you get "in" with the right people. Maybe once upon a time you could start at the bottom and with hardwork get into a assistant manager position, but it certainly doesn't happen anymore. Lost lots of good people who worked departments for a decade and get passed over for someone straight out of college. The senior management seem to have been able to work their way up the ladder, but newer managers never had to, creating a disconnect because they have no idea what it's like to be the grunt.

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