Poor leadership - Deli Associate Publix Employee Review

1.0
Aug 25, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and benefits are okay but barely enough to live on as a single adult working full time just to pay for the cost of living

Cons

Poor, incompetent managers Management plays favorites Many hard workers overlooked for promotions that are given to people with less or even no experience The Publix culture is gone- they still claim it, but it's a bunch of lies to lure you in. There is absolutely no work life balance. As a full timer that has put in over 16byears with the company, I have different shifts every day and every week. Management acts as if they are superior to everyone else and is constantly threatening to write people up over every minor little thing, from not smiling or receiving a hug from someone when you were crying over a lost loved one. You can easily get promoted right off the street fi you know someone, right ahead dof the people who have been dedicating themselves for years to get that position, but if you're a good worker they will only use and abuse you as long asthry can and as far as you let them

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5.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

Flexible and Friendly work environment, and great management depending on your exact store.

Cons

Too much work for the pay that you receive, easy to get overwhelmed or frustrated during work.

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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