4.0
23 Sept 2008
Former employee
Miami, FL
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Profit sharing/retirement benefits are excellent. Employee owned company that is very family-oriented and can be fun. Great place for a first job in high school or through college because of the flexibility most store managers give to younger employees. Publix is better than any retail/grocery chain at cleanliness, customer service focus, and shopping experience. I live in NC now and others who have lived in Florida and Georgia miss it terribly.
Cons
Good ol' boy mentality with lots of uneducated management in most stores. I think the company has gotten better at advancing women and minorities, but they still have a long way to go. The corporate office is in Lakeland, which isn't the most progresssive place to be anyway.