Slave Drive - Cake Decorator Publix Employee Review

2.0
Mar 17, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits. Creative. Friendly environment. You have plenty of oppurtunity for a pay raise. They only promote from within.

Cons

You must sell your soul. As a department head you work 60+ hours with no overtime pay. In a standard decorator position you rarely have time to take breaks. You have a ridiculous amount of work to complete most days and will be penalized if you don't. Two of my former district managers had a turnover rate of 83%.

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5.0
Apr 1, 2026
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Pros

Management is very good. Phenomenal work environment.

Cons

The hours for part-time were not fixed, so it was a challenge to juggle some schedules given at times.

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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