Wish George Jenkins was still the Boss - Anonymous employee Publix Employee Review

1.0
13 Jul 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Kids love Publix. I love kids and working with the public.

Cons

I have worked at two stores. My first store had great management. Our manager always jumped in and worked any job, bagging, cashier, stocking or whatever needed to be done. My current store has horrible management. My current store is like working in a soap opera. Employee drama and their personal issues invade our working environment. Our store manager needs to WORK, not just stare at his TV in his office and call for all service personnel to come to the front.

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Great benefits , profesional groth opportunities

Cons

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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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