Publix reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(21,110 total reviews)
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Kevin Murphy

61% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Publix has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 21,110 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
Apr 9, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

1) Free lunches 2) Brand Name

Cons

1) Terrible HR policy control for H1Bs. Associate cannot login from home country for worst case scenarios which can impact their families abroad , loss of pay or termination. H1Bs who are joining the firm make sure you understand this especially in Covid like situations 2) GC EB3 processing for qualified lead engineers by default which will allow you to get stuck in queue for years 3) Immigration team lacks qualified resources and they least care of the concerns and very poor communication. 3) Low salaries as per industry standard 4) Upper Management is non technical and they are not in sync with latest industry practices in processes and also technologies. 5) Growth is limited unless you don't care and retiring soon

2.0
Feb 24, 2022

Drink the Kool-Aid or leave

Recommend
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Pros

Great for students and kids looking for a flexible schedule.

Cons

Poverty wages from a company that claims to care for its employees. Management at the stores I worked at are largely unmotivated due to the fact that it's nearly impossible to be fired. I've heard of people LITERALLY being caught having sex in the dairy fridge and recieving nothing more than 3 day suspension for having sex near food that we sell to customers. Management has no desire to help others progress because they have no desire to progress themselves. 7 years of being one of the most trusted and talented employees in my department got me nothing. While I begged for full-time work some older full timers were closer to being incompetent liabilities rather than useful and productive members of the team but there are simply no remedies to remove these people to free up spots for those who want to progress. They come in, get their 40 hours, and clog a system that is already slow and laborious.

4.0
Aug 29, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great work/life balance, good culture, job security.

Cons

Pay is not commensurate with the market, misleading advertised salary due to already including annual holiday bonus, promotions are given on a schedule rather than by performance, hesitant to allow employees to work remotely full-time.

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