Markets itself as the best place to work but in reality it isn’t. - Front Service Clerk Publix Employee Review

2.0
18 Jan 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay The best people are usually lower down, so we suffer together Work is easy

Cons

Management runs the place like a sweatshop Customers are allowed to harass employees and we can’t do anything about it No dissent or displeasure of any kind is allowed No opportunity for advancement Widespread favoritism Benefits are only available to full time employees

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Pros

flexible schedule, good for college or high school students with busy schedules

Cons

low pay, not a lot of raise opportunities

3.0
29 May 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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