A good place too work if you are patient. - Deli Clerk Publix Employee Review

3.0
Aug 10, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

After a year and 1000 hours you receive a retail bonus after inventory is taken every 3 months if you are part time it is 8 hours of pay, if you are full time it depends on the inventory taken and how long you have worked there. And after i think 3 years of employment you are given Publix stock just for working. 401k is offered after 3 months of employment and the match up 3% of what you contribute.

Cons

Due to the economy many if not all the stores are no longer hiring nor promoting Full time personnel. This is the only way you can apply for management. You need 6 months of full time as such, I have given opportunities a one star. Unless you are full time there is no room for growth. Also the health and dental insurance is terrible.

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5.0
Jul 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Employee Stock Ownership Program, Dividends, Flexible Scheduling, Good management, Pay per hour

Cons

Staffing Issues, Food Waste, OASIS

3.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
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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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