Sad to hear Publix today lost it's lead as the nations #1 supermarket. - Sales Associate Publix Employee Review

4.0
Feb 22, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The best thing about working here are the benefits and good working conditions. I would recommend anyone to work here compared to any other grocery store. If you are part time they will try to give you the hours you need if you are a good worker and may even get moved up into fulltime very quickly if you are working hard.

Cons

The cons of working here according to my experience and that of other employees is that it is no secret that it is rare to move up unless you are a minority. You can move up into a management position if you are a YOUNG American man or woman but if you are no longer in your 20's are early 30's it is hard no matter how good you are. A non American has a better chance then you do though of being promoted. Publix is a good old boys club as they say for the most part so if the store you working at has managers that do not like you then you have no chance of moving up. If you are in your 40's and up then you probably have no chance at all. Because of all of this moral is low and a lot of employees that are good at what they do have begun to stop trying. I see a lot of people who have tried to get into management become very angry and frustrated. When you have a company that is not promoting people because they are good but for some other reason then you have a mess on your hands.

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5.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

Employee Stock Ownership Program, Dividends, Flexible Scheduling, Good management, Pay per hour

Cons

Staffing Issues, Food Waste, OASIS

3.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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