Lazy, Inconsiderate Management - Produce Team Leader Publix Employee Review

1.0
14 July 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits. That is about it. You might meet some nice people, but most people aren't happy working there.

Cons

Lazy Careless Management, False Promises, Horrible Schedules They say they "hire from within". They really mean they hire managers from other companies, and immediately promote them within a month or 2 of working at Publix. They hire people at higher rates than people who have been there longer, and have more experience. So you will see people come in and not know what they are doing, yet they are making $2/hr+ more than associates who have been there for years. So associates who are making less are teaching the new people who are making more how to work the Publix way.

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Pros

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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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