Can be better than your average grocery store - Cashier Publix Employee Review

3.0
Jul 22, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

For full timers, great benefits. Part timers get an hour of PTO every 80 worked hours. Usually a positive work environment, but it depends on the store. Have to work your way up, you can't just get nepo-babied into management.

Cons

Despite how all managers start out like anyone else, the work is hard and the way they treat you shows for it. I have had some nasty managers in my experience. I have also had some great ones. Part timers either get over worked (but never enough for overtime) or never get any hours. Expect your schedule to be extremely inconsistent if you are lucky enough to have a regular schedule. If they like you and you are a good worker, you will get more hours but your schedule will be all over the place and do not be surprised if you get close-opens.

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5.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
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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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