shopping is a pleasure...i agree - Person Publix Employee Review

3.0
Nov 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits only in my opinion. The money is only good when you get into management as it skyrockets when you make that sacrifice. As for me personally, I had several opportunities to get into management, but I knew I'd be miserable if I did. So I finished up school and just got a new job.

Cons

Retail. Not being an individual. Being treated unfairly if you aren't interested in hunting, 4x4s, fishing, etc. It's kind of a shame especially at the store manager level. When someone is being paid 100,000 a year, they should treat all associates respectfully and I did not feel that from my most recent one. But it really depends on the store.

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You can buy stock after one year

Cons

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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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