Not the worst. - Decorator Publix Employee Review

3.0
Apr 17, 2026
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Pros

I enjoyed decorating cakes and making customers happy, and I had great coworkers!

Cons

The management, especially at the specific store I worked at, were actively a little mean to us. I was constantly pressured to work faster, and to do more work - without being promoted to full-time. I applied to be a decorator, but even after a year and a half I was still a part-time “bakery apprentice”. Also, despite being constantly short staffed, I never got consistent hours. I would work 23 one week and 45 the next- and then get spoken to about overtime. Anyway. Certainly not the worst job I’ve ever had, and I made some real friends.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

It's a great place to work.

Cons

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3.0
May 29, 2026
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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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