OK for young people to work at, not adults with families or house to support - Customer Service Publix Employee Review

3.0
Apr 8, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

good reputation time off when you need it as long as you ask in advance. decent hours time for personal life good job if you are going to college and dont have many bills( its enough for my car note and insurance payment, then having some money left) all in all good job for those that maybe live with their parents while going to college and dont have many bills to pay like myself (im a nursing student).

Cons

no set schedule, in order to have decent hours you have to have open availavility, i dont see how some workers that have households to support could hold another job with such an inconsistent schedule. Advancement seems really slow and maybe based on favoritism, rather than competence. I see a lot of part timers that have been there for ten years or a little more that havent been promoted to full time at least. if you arie promoted to full time they will work you like a dog. ive seen the poor cashiers there work 8-9 hour days without a break. Unless you are management you wont get paid much.

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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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