There are NO incentives to work here - Grocery Clerk Publix Employee Review

2.0
Nov 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

They give you 35 hours a part-time (just enough so they don't have to give you benefits)

Cons

Salaries start at around $10 and hour and even when you get full time it only goes to $12. They offer not discounts to employees of any kind. You even have to pay for soda fountain drinks. No one who works at Publix's (besides management) shops at Publix. It's too expensive. They say the employees own the company because they give you stock. They only give you stock after a year of employment and you have to pay for the rest of the stock yourself. Not really an option for the $10-$12 an hour employee.

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5.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You are in charge of your paycheck. What ever you can run determines your check. I was easily making $40+ running a 160. Most days I would clock out with 180-190 also making around 47 an hour.

Cons

Not too many cons. Only thing is it’s a physical job and no set schedule.but in the plus side you get your rest.

3.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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