Publix reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(21,130 total reviews)
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Kevin Murphy

59% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Publix has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 21,130 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Publix employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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21K reviews
1.0
Oct 13, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

If you are a kiss up to the right people and have no education beyond high school, you probably won't get paid better anywhere else and can move up.

Cons

Most people are fake, because they feel they have to act so happy and talk about how great Publix is no matter how they feel. I worked in corporate and saw this first hand. The jobs are boring. Most people are just trying to make other people look bad and blame everyone on someone else instead of admitting their mistakes. Most Directors and VPs don't even have a college degree, just have been there long enought to know the right people to kiss up to. If you are educated, go to another company. You will be underpaid in this company with no opportunity for advancement. Everyone thinks Publix associates are well-paid and have great benefits. Most people that work at Publix don't make great money and actually shop at Wal-Mart because they can't afford Publix groceries. Health insurance is expensive, and the stock is nothing like it used to be. Promotion from within is nothing like it used to be. Jobs are posted on the website only becuase they have to be, everyone knows who will get the job already.

2.0
Oct 11, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ummm....job security. Meet many people, briefly.

Cons

Note on the pros: (You can not get fired for most any reason...though they will cut your hours serverly if they want you to quit) Schedules are not consistent...at all...with no checks in the computer that designs your schedule to prevent you from leaving at 11PM one night, and opening at 6AM the following morning. Tasks are distributed despite seniority, or skill, or even job class. If you are in the fancy uniform to work customer service, get out and sweat outside getting carts because you are a bagger for the next hour. I can only summarize, we should not be machines for $8.50/hr handling $15K+ of money every day....it's just absurd.

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