Not great, but ok. - Anonymous employee Publix Employee Review

3.0
Jan 3, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

As of today, a full-time associate working for almost a year, and I get 176 hours of PTO based on new policies effective January 1st, 2024. 176 hours equals to 22 days per year. The breakdown is the following: 5 holidays + 6 sick days = 11 days 11 personal days + 11 holiday/sick= 22 days total. You can no longer accumulate sick time, they only give you 6 days max per year. After that you have to use short term disability, which Publix does pay for, but it only covers 70% of pay up to $716 per week for 12 weeks. A plus about this is that you can use your sick days as personal time as well, a d you might as well really. All and all, if you are willing to work hard, you can go far in this company. Managers are only supposed to work 45 hours a week and some department managers at business stores make easily over $100,000 with their bonuses. Not bad for only 45 hours a week.

Cons

Here is the pay scale for full time & part time employees in case you are considering working here ( Ranges with “KW, I, & M” represent wages in Key West, Islamorada & Marathon, FL) MIN-MAX Custodian FT 12.00-13.30 PT 12.00 -12.25 FT 15.60-17.30 (KW, I, & M) PT 15.60-15.90(KW, I, & M) Front Service Clerk FT 12.00-14.55 PT 12.00-13.40 FT 15.60-18.90 (KW, I, & M) PT 15.60-17.49 (KW, I, & M) Bakery Apprentice/ Bakery Clerk/ Beverage Clerk/ Cashier/Liquor Clerk Meat Clerk/Meat Cutter Apprentice Produce/Floral Clerk /Seafood Clerk FT 14.00-19.55 PT 13.50-18.50 FT 18.20-25.40 (KW, I, & M) PT 17.55-23.60 (KW, I, & M) Baker/Catering Consultant/Customer Service Staff/Decorator/ Deli Clerk DSD Inventory Clerk/Grocery Clerk Grocery Replenishment Spec/ Scan Price Clerk FT 14.75-20.60 PT 14.50-19.25 FT 19.20-26.80 (KW, I, & M) PT 18.85-25.05 (KW, I, & M) Cust Svc Team Leader/Grocery Team Leader/Lead Beverage Clerk/Liquor Specialist/Seafood Specialist FT 14.75-21.35 PT 14.50-19.50 FT 19.20-27.75 (KW, I, & M) PT 18.85-25.35 (KW, I, & M) Meat Cutter FT 15.45-22.40 PT 15.00-21.00 FT 20.10-29.10 (KW, I, & M) PT 19.50-27.30 (KW, I, & M)

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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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