Publix reviews

My department required 45-55 hours of work per week. I was FLSA-exempt, so this was without overtime. There was a lot of grumbling and dissatisfaction about the direction of the department. High turnover put pressure on us all to complete the projects of others. The culture is very political. There was a lot of laziness, CYA-behavior, and finger-pointing. They're really cheap. For example, employees are expected to share hotel rooms on business trips whenever possible

Each week workers have a different schedule and the work schedule is usually posted by Thursday for the work week beginning on Saturday. This makes it difficult to plan events for the following week. We are on our feet for the entire shift so a comfortable pair of shoes is a necessity. There is a lot of lifting of heavy products including 50 pound bins of potatoes and onions, 4 to 4.5 gallon cases of juice, and 40 pound boxes of bananas. You want to have a department manager with a team approach, not one who looks at your position as one to help enhance his/her chances for success. Working the cutbar (fresh fruit) is like an assembly line factory job requiring you to cut, package, price and label the fruit as quickly as possible. Employee benefits and perks are designed to help the long term employee, if you are looking for rapid pay increases and long paid vacations in a short term, then you're with the wrong company.