Not what it used to be. - Anonymous employee Publix Employee Review

1.0
Oct 5, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is good, benefits are better than other places

Cons

Total disconnect from upper management as to what goes on in the stores because all they do all day is sit around and talk about irrelevant stuff that has nothing to do with work. While getting paid to actually do some work. New Publix philosophy should be "where working used to be a pleasure" If you are a hard worker you'll never get promoted unless you brown nose your way up, is not about how hard you work anymore but how fast can you become friends with the DM

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5.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

Flexible and Friendly work environment, and great management depending on your exact store.

Cons

Too much work for the pay that you receive, easy to get overwhelmed or frustrated during work.

3.0
May 29, 2026
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Pros

Amazing 401K, free stock after one year of employment, health insurance is very good for part-time employees if only getting it for yourself, management always approves time off requests, hours are always available, will work around school schedules, tuition reimbursement program, will reimburse you for gas for work-related expenses as needed and will put you in a hotel as needed for work-related reasons that are more than 50 miles from your home.

Cons

Not every store is the same, some stores are run better than others, some managers look down upon people with disabilities, and some see people with disabilities the same as someone without disabilities, they are very big about favoritism, you have to work a lot to earn a vacation, the company does not give out sick time and full-time gets the most benefits and is next to impossible to get full-time. Also, you practically have to be a former employee with a clean record or related in some way to a current employee to get a job with the company though Kentucky Publix's don't quite function that way.

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