Publix reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(21,119 total reviews)
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59% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Publix has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 21,119 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
3.0
Mar 15, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The associates who work at the warehouse are some of the most down-to-Earth folks I've ever encountered. They come in to work and will be a great influence to you and your fellow associates. Though sometimes they can be rough around the edges and borderline nasty, I love almost everyone there! Supervisors are fantastic as well! They really do care, and will help you if you need it. I never personally had a problem with any supervisor in my year and a half working there!

Cons

Corporate. Corporate is the primary reason I didn't want to continue my career at Publix. The people over at Lakeland are the real bosses over you, not the person you report to. They have final say over everything, including your supervisor's words. It makes me livid knowing the people I interact with everyday don't get to truly do anything with your position because your baseline performance matters to the people 50 cities away from you. You can be a positive reinforcement for your associates, help out in other ways other than your job, or even just take a minute or two to talk with someone, it doesn't matter. Your percentage is the only thing keeping your job. I'm a person, not a number.

1.0
Aug 7, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good food, but that’s about it

Cons

Manager was racist to my coworkers, sexist, sexual harassment from older coworkers, worked full time hours but never got paid for full time. Extreme injuries not covered, hostile environment, EXTREMELY FAST employee turnover rate.

3.0
May 1, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Store employees are all suffering under the same umbrella, so there is solace in that usually. If you can survive a year or so, you'll get stock in the company where you will get dividend checks quarterly.

Cons

There is always someone in every Deli who makes everyone else's lives miserable. That's most places, but it doesn't help you'll probably be sweating, aching, and your shoes will have lunchmeat and cheese stuck to it. Corporate is an uncaring beast akin to Wal-Mart, and all store employees hate them, even the store managers. The CEO is hated by pretty much everyone who works for Publix.

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