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      Publix

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      Publix reviews

      3.7

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (21,161 total reviews)
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      Kevin Murphy

      59% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      Publix has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 21,161 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 4, 2013

      A great place to work....if you're willing to wait your turn

      Grocery clerk
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good starting pay for a grocery store ($2 above minimum wage). Flexible schedule. Very accommodating for time off when needed. Usually as many hours as you want to work (while staying under 40) as long as you play nice with your department manager.

      Cons

      Current department manager is simply there because they have stuck with the company and has no idea how to lead people. Entire store suffers from "wet your pants" syndrome when the regional manager comes in every 3-4 weeks. Completely contradictory rules are enacted when these visits occur. Performance reviews are worthless as far as coaching and mentoring associates towards positions of increased responsibility. They are simply kept low to justify minimum pay increases and keep associates in near dead end positions.

      2.0
      Mar 1, 2013

      Not what it seems

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They never lay people off. They are very open minded when it comes to hiring people. Tattoo friendly. they allow for flexible schedules.

      Cons

      People always say working for publix is great. And publix has managed to convince their customers that the employees are treated so well and are so happy with their company, however that is a facade. There is this false sense of family they like to perpetuate however gossip and backstabbing are in abundance at Publix. Too much favoritism. Pay is mediocre at best and raises go from 5 cents to 25 cents twice a year. Unbelievably hard to advance and to get full time. Very easy to get stuck in a position you don't like. Really difficult to get health benefits. Also they unfortunately schedule part time employees with no benefits to work 9-10 hour days regularly.

      3.0
      Feb 28, 2013

      Deli Clerk

      Deli clerk
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They have good benefits, and offer a lot to employees. You can adjust your schedule, and basically work the days and hours you want.

      Cons

      The other employees there are not at all friendly. Comments about always hiring people, whispering, and just being yelled at by your fellow employees. Everyone in the Deli is the boss. The manager you never see. If you keep busy, and don't talk, you will be fine.

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