Publix Doesn’t Care About your Disability - Cake Decorator Publix Employee Review

2.0
Jun 17, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- decent wages - great benefits - IF you can get full time, which you can’t

Cons

- No communication between managers - Barely any training, and then you’re criticized for not being trained by the person who should have trained you - There are literally no options for severely disabled folks: I chose Publix specifically because of their reputation for being good for disabled employees, and it made my life a living hell. I was told there was no position in the store where I would be able to sit even occasionally, resulting in my passing out at work multiple times. I was also told that I had to go to the employee lounge every time I wanted so much as a sip of water, while the managers and non-disabled employees were allowed to drink coffee and soft drinks in the food prep area. The bakery manager told me that if I was, quote, “limping out of here late every night, that’s nobody’s fault but [mine.]” I would not recommend Publix to anyone with any disability at all; they were completely unwilling to work with me and basically told me to find a work-from-home job.

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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
Recommend
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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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