Favoritism Is Alive & Well In The Deli Department - Deli Clerk/Cook Publix Employee Review

1.0
17 Jul 2017
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Pros

Pay was above average for Deli department.

Cons

Being denied raises because management didn't train you in areas you need to know to get a raise. Having to bow down to Boars Head because of the contract Publix has with them. Being threatened with being fired if you don't meet "Boars Head" standards (who did I work for again? No other department in the store was FORCED to upsell a more expensive product to customers or threatened with termination for not meeting a vendors standards). Closing at night (leaving between 11:pm and 12:30am) and being scheduled back at 6am the next morning. Meeting ALL requirements to make full-time and being overlooked to see someone who was hired after you made full-time (and friend of managers). Was promised by two different Deli managers at two different store that I WOULD make full-time. Almost three and a half years, was still waiting and yes, full-time positions DID become available during those almost four years I worked there. Working in the kitchen with people not or under-trained to cook (you can't cook fish and chicken in the same fryer at the same time). I came to Publix as a past Chef and was ServSafe Supervisor Certified. These two qualities made no difference. Lack of the "Team" environment.

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5.0
30 Jun 2026
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Pros

You are in charge of your paycheck. What ever you can run determines your check. I was easily making $40+ running a 160. Most days I would clock out with 180-190 also making around 47 an hour.

Cons

Not too many cons. Only thing is it’s a physical job and no set schedule.but in the plus side you get your rest.

3.0
29 May 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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