Publix reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(21,160 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 21,160 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
2.0
Nov 29, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, close to home, very nice co-workers, paid weekly

Cons

Often left to fend for yourself even if you've only been there for 1 day on the job. Orientation was fantasy, the reality is that you will rarely have time to use bathroom if at all through entire shift, often "forget" or don't care if employees have had scheduled, required breaks and you will work past your scheduled time most of the week. I can count on one hand how many times I actually got off when I was scheduled to leave. Ok if you don't have a life but, if you have family or children to pick-up it can be very problematic with child care.

4.0
Nov 28, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Always profitable, employee stock ownership program, job security

Cons

Corporate positions require long work hours; salaried pay structure for most includes a "bonus" paid in December which is essentially a pro-rated 13th month's pay (i.e., a $60k a year salary is $4615/month for Jan-Dec with a "bonus" of $4615 paid in December if associate remains employeed through year end). The strategy allows the company to retain cash and employee loyalty. Culture is unique - at times cultish. Must be born and bred within the company to move up.

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