Not what it used to be. - Anonymous employee Publix Employee Review

1.0
5 Oct 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is good, benefits are better than other places

Cons

Total disconnect from upper management as to what goes on in the stores because all they do all day is sit around and talk about irrelevant stuff that has nothing to do with work. While getting paid to actually do some work. New Publix philosophy should be "where working used to be a pleasure" If you are a hard worker you'll never get promoted unless you brown nose your way up, is not about how hard you work anymore but how fast can you become friends with the DM

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4.0
7 Jul 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good compensation including not just standard pay, but also end of year bonus 80 hours for hourly associates, 8% of your annual earnings granted to you in free company stock thru which quarterly dividends are paid, ok 401k, and gift card and other associate coupons. Good stability and growth. Good company culture.

Cons

Can be slow and resistant to change. Uses some antiquated systems and software that should have been replaced years ago. Does some things that don't make sense. Some managers can be good, while others not very good. Although these cons may be true for a lot of companies. All roads eventually lead to Lakeland where they are headquartered. Geography can be a big one if you are not a Florida native. If you don't want to live in Florida for some legitimate reasons, there can be limited job options in other states, especially if you aren't interested in retail or warehouse jobs. Standard retail negatives about not having a lot of holidays off.

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