Pros
Employee owned. Job portability. Good opportunity for young person without education. Long term rewards and potential job security for those willing to sacrifice many years at low to moderate pay.
Cons
Low pay. Very long curve to upward mobility. Uneducated workforce. Inconsistent and troubling work schedules. Management takes advantage of part-time status which results in inadequate time off between shifts, no overtime pay on extended shifts, large employee turnover. Closing shifts extended beyond reasonable expectations due to poor management and employee scheduling. Company will hire outside in more diseable service related positions before promoting hard working entry level employees. Managers tolerate poor job performance from most employees. Expectations are quite low. Too many chiefs not enough indians! Managers receive Publix systems and functional training however, they lack management and leadership skills/training. Company touts and emphasizes its history and clever mission statement, yet ignores the dignity and value of employees and associates. Company claims to have never laid off an employee, yet tolerates severe under performance by their own published standards.