Josh:

Sounds like an opportunity to pitch your services to the Publix corporate office in Lakeland.

Publix -- Where Blogging is a Pleasure.

One of the things I would *love* actually has nothing to do with blogs - but more with sharing their already created media product.

I adore Publix commercials. Typically they never have dialog & are family-centered, moral-type "see how we cook & bring the family/community/etc together with the groceries we buy at Publix."

There is one commercial in particular (the one of the old couple making a housewarming basket of baked goods for the new young neighbors) that is my favorite. There are a lot of great elements in this that I would like to share with my classes but I never seem to get it on TiVO where I can have a copy of it. Now that I work outside of a Publix-dominated world it is even harder.

So, either on the sidebar or a political campaign-like post where the organization announces a new commercial, I'd like to see the commercials posted on the blog.

I'm just looking for blog-type postings from people who work at Publix. I'm about to start working there...just looking for good/bad points, inside skinny, etc.

Foo:

I would go to Technorati.com and search for "Work at Publix"

Good luck Foo at Publix's. Before you start , ask just what your job REALLY is. As a cashier you will have to work some nights until after 11pm leveling the shelves to make ready for the stockers. If you are a bagger you will do ALL the maintenence...such as mopping floors, cleaning toilets and washing the stairs going to the top floor on your hands and knees. And the smiling friendly faces you see while shopping ....their pasted on and wipped off the minute you turn your back.
You'll never get more than 35 hours a week if your lucky. No one except management is full time. Your watched every minute and come your evaluation time they will use every excuse not give you your 25 cent raise.
It is a very stressfull enviroment to work in. Good luck! I lasted 5 months.

Foo, EXCashier's experience is not typical of Publix associates. Cashiers level the store to make it ready for customers the next day, not the stockers. Baggers do maintenance work, but not all. SOme stores have a custodian and some don't. All these things are explained to you either during your interview or during orientation. What you're really seeing with excashier, in my opinion, is someone who doesn't want to work. They just expect a paycheck for doing nothing.

There's plenty of opportunity for full time, and full timers can become assistant department managers, then department managers, then assistant store managers then store managers. It's really up to you. In my store, we have about 90 people and of those 90, 14 are managers and an additional 27 are full time.

Publix is a great place to work. I've been there for 16 years.

As an assistmant meat manager for Publix, I can honeslty say it is a pleasure going to work every day. I have worked for Publix for three years and enjoy the environment and the associates I work with. A Publix blog would be great thing to have. It would allow associates to share valuable stories and information about the company and its operations. It would also be a means to communicate with upper level management on an informal basis. Publix is a large company, but it is also a family. I feel like a company blog would allow all of our associates to communicate with persons outside their individual stores. Another reason to have this sort of forum would be to get feedback and suggestions from our customers without the information first going through corporate. If the information were openly available, all associates could benefit from one customers suggestion, rather than on a store-by-store basis.

Justin at Publix
- Where it has been our pleasure serving you for over 75 years.

http://publix-communications.blogspot.com/

After reading, I thought I would give it a shot. Please visit and leave some comments. I am brand new to HTML so please be kind! Thanks,

Justin

OK so i guess i got my blog taken off here ..thats nice...all you people lookin to get a job... dont at publix ...it is veryyyyyyy stresssfull and as for the person that quotes its great...being there 16 years makin trash for money with no life...thats how it is with full time.. work till 12 am one night...back at 6 the next day that is pubix..no consideration for workers at all..all the customer...wich i can see..but what about us... they schedule 6 baggers and 3 cashiers..thats good.. what do the other 3 baggers do..one gets carts the other two get either bad on evaluation for not doing anything..and the other gets told get clear a lot when there are no carts.. its great..NOT!!!..hah.. the other night!!!!! i got told i couldn't go home by 3 managers... i was very ill with a fever..barely work.. i asked if i could leave..first manager..no i need you here..i dont feel well either.. second manager.. i've been her all day and i dont feel well either.. gee ...thats nice butyou dont have a fever i do..no your not going home!! 3 manager..i really dont feel well is there any way i can leave.. i dont feel well either..kind funny how every manager dont feel well either..when you dont..isn't it!!!! yah..well publix sucks..and they try every way they can!! NOT TO GIVE YOU YOUR RAISE!!! baggers have it worste too... they gotta clean, get carts..do chores.. CLEAN BATHROOMS!!!!!!!!! I THOUGH I WAS A BAGGER!!! THATS NASTY... yah..publix.. making winndixie look great! Winndixie is more family oriented than publix..ever..will be..and i do work for publix..but not for long...

well i think bloga are a waste of time they have no form of organzition but i forum might be good

Just wanted to say that I have worked for publix for 3 years and have had no problems. I work in the deli and it is not a bad job. I have never gotten a 25 cent raise...only 50 and 75. And not only managers are full timers. I plan on staying there too. I'm currently going to school for pharmacy and publix is paying. It's not a bad deal. Anyone can be management if they want to. There are lots of opportunities!

There sure are some cry babies on here that work for Publix, those are the ones Publix tries to weed out, the ones who don't want to work. I've worked for publix for 8 years as a full time stock clerk and i'm currently maxed out for pay in my job, which is the only part of publix that I think sucks. If I want to make more money i have to move to management which I don't want to do. Listening to 16 year old cashiers cry about how long they have to work isn't high on my list of things to do. I have almost always gotten a 50 cent raise, it will be interesting to see my next raise. Every three months I get free money in the form of an inventory bonus, about $250, 2 2 weeks paid vacation (three if I use a christmas bonus week which I do) and two weeks christmas bonus. What other retailer gives their employees 2 weeks pay for christmas, that's free money! Not to mention I have over 18k in the form of stock given to me by publix. Some of you babies need to join the military and see what slave labor is all about. Dairyfairy out!

i have been with publix for five yrs and never had a problem with any manager(because i work) yes as a an assoicate you do clean and level the shelves and do some cleaning that you would rather not do but that is because of the 16-17 yrs that cant even work a3 or4 hr shift so EVERYONE pitches in to pick up the slack i do get more than 35 hrs i get free money every 13 weeks and as a part timer i get christmas pay not bad at all . we have in my store at least 5 people that came to publix from winn dixie and are very happy that they did . go work for other companies and you will not find the part time benifits you do at publix . just because you are afriad of alittle hard work doesnt make it publix's fault. becuse of all our hard work and lots of cleaning is the reason we are now and will always be doing better than winn dixie

Im a shopper and i am sick of the bad merchandising and fake pricing ploys that they use at the Publix at Southern and PArker in west Palm Beach..i am boycotting..even if i do have to shop at Winn Dixie...or dricve to Boca to go to a whole foods... ahhhh fresh food now thats a thought!!

7 years i've worked at publix as of late i've lost respect for the company. publix is full of favortizam and unfairness. where do i even start??? for one, some of the rules are petty. the 2x2 rule, where after the bagger bags the order put 2 hands on the handle of the shopping cart and takes 2 steps forward and ask the shoper witch way to your car. i have no problem doing that, however when im told im going to get writen up if im seen not doing that, that is WRONG. publix sucks- boycotte publix-publix hates me. if you are FT or PT and you have a mommy, daddy, aunt, uncle, sis, bro etc. that is a manerger with publix that PT or FT gets special treatment. i have had 2 heart surgeries in my 25 years of life and my aunt died on 6-1-2005 and if that is not enough my dear sister passed away on 6-5-2005 (at the age of 31) so do you think publix cares NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you like to live that poor struggling middle class live that some managers have. Go WORK for publix yes. FOR publix. Get them richer for they could keep growing thier rich branch of stores. LOL. I know for some managers is probably too late to quit. Sadly It has become thier live already Lol. Some people don't have any problem with publix because they like that poor income. They're used to it.By the way, All those benefits are called EMPLOYMENT BAITS for you to stay and won't leave thier business. For those who say "He just doesn't want to work" - I do want to work but for something that is worth working for. LIKE?? that's not your business. Work to learn don't work for a paycheck. I'm currently a bagger and I think I know more than than managers LOl now That's patheric for managers. I could write an endless Essay about all this management positions but I decide not to. I'm just gonna leave it as is.

I have read alot of these comments-good and bad with a twinkle in my eye...as a 17 year employee with this company, the pay is not anything to laugh at and yes we work hard and as a result are greatly rewarded! The one thing that did strike me as humorous though, is the ones who have written something derogatory or "stupid" since they probably won't know the other word...cannot seem to spell-which to me shows a lack of education! Stick with Publix...that maybe your last chance, unfortunately we do hire the idiots like you!

Paula, I do know how to spell which, I was just typing too fast that night and neglected to go back and correct it, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! Anyway, when I last wrote I posted just a very few of the petty policies and the lack of care for many associates. Must I share more exemples on this "plague of favoritism company" or I could just write a book on it and call it, "When Pubilx Went Wrong".

IF YOU GET HURT WORKING FOR THIS CO.YOU WILL END UP IN THE BLACK HOLE OF WORKMANS COMP!THEY WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN'T SEE A DOCTOR THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ON THEIR PAYROLL,PLUS THEY WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T GET YOUR MEDICATION AND KEEP YOU OUT OF COURT TO TRY TO GET FINANCIAL HELP TO PAY BILLS AND COST OF LIVING EXPENSES.THEIR LAWYERS AND INS.CO. ARE PROS.AT THIS AND COULD CARE LESS IF YOU LIVE OR DIE.SO DON'T GET HURT OR YOU WILL BE IN THE SAME SITUATION THAT I HAVE BEEN IN NOW FOR 2YRS.AND STILL DON'T HAVE ANY HELP FROM THEM,ITS NOT WORTH THE LITTLE INCOME THAT YOU MAKE TO HAVE TO GO THRU BANKRUPCY AND LOSE EVERY THING THAT YOU WORKED FOR AND LET THE THESE HIRED GUNS TO KEEP YOU IN THE RED ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HURT EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE AND WILL HAVE TO CONTEND WITH IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE,FAIR WARNING TO ANYONE THAT WORKS THERE OR IS THINKING ABOUT WORKING THERE.

As a past employee (20 years) I have seen the good and the bad. The bad is you get out of the job what you put into. If you want to earn money and not take on more responsibility then you will have a job as front end help most of your career. If you want to take added responsibility and you are willing to learn opportunities will present themselves. It may take time and yes other people who are less qualified will get promoted before you but if you want it, stick with it. They are a corporation and their number one responsibility is to stay in business. They are not as employee friendly as when George Jenkins was alive but are now more aggressive in controlling market share. As far as job opportunities where can a high school graduate with little or no college education go and make 100,000+/year. I started as a bagger became a produce manager and when they tried to force me to become a store manager I went back to school and got a doctorate. I owe no student loans and have a nice nest egg for retirement from Publix. Not a bad place to work just remember as an employee Publix owns the playing field and if you don’t like it you can always take you ball and go play elsewhere. Mike

It is very very sad that there are hard working Publix associates that are having there pay raise denied, because within a six month period they have been late to work ONLY 5 or 6 times, UNDER 5 minutes. I guess the reason for this is, the more raises that are denied for FT or PT associates, the store managers and DM's bonuses are at an all time HIGH. If what I have writen here is true (which I know it is) then SHAME ON YOU PUBLIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone know where I can download Publix television commercials?

In the real world, teeny bopper, being late 5 or 6 times in 6 months is a no-no. Doesn't matter if it's less than 5 minutes late; it's late. Straighten your act out and show Publix that you give a darn. Maybe then you'll get your raise. Also, SM and DM bonuses are based on sales, nothing else. Trust me, child, they don't need your quarter-an-hour raise that you were denied. That's laughable.

does anyone have a copy of the superhero publix commercial I know the little boy and I would love to send one to his dad

It's definitely not all fun thats for sure
try being an asst. dept. mgr, you do the same work as a dept mgr. for about $20,000.00 less pay per year.

Hi, ive been an associate for Publix since 1998. This company is so worried about getting a shift covered that when I told them I was joining the Navy the store manager (Mr Rogolino in St lucie West Fl)gave me his reknowned fake smile and told me you know Publix is a job too. I wanted to smack that fake smile off his face. Its people like him that give Publix a bad name. I came back too Publix 4 years later in Gainesville GA. I ended up at the smallest Publix in my district. Needless to say my managers are at this small store for a reason. Im taking my small retirement and am going to enjoy a stressfree life without Publix.

I forgot to mention that for the longest time I loved Publix. I worked there throughout high school. Me and my boyfriend used to go there everyday and get a sub. I miss those days. Publix has changed alot. It is very different in GA. Most of my teenage years revolved around Publix (I worked at 4 stores throughout my time in FL now im on my fifth store in GA.) I know I don't hate Publix or my job there because i've tried other jobs and I always end up back in grocery. I just wish all those stupid idiot customers that are so freaking stuck up would go shop somewhere else. Im sick of them treating us like we are dirt. I really feel sorry for people who are too concerned about what car that they drive and not concerned enough about things in life that really matter. Sorry im babbling i just got off work and i needed to get that off my chest.

I have only been working at Publix for 2 months and I love it! Prior to this, I have worked in hospitals, nursing home and restaurants. This company offers better advancement than others - all you need is a little dedication. Let me tell you I worked at restaurants for 14hr shifts running on my feet with my hands in people's nasty plates and glasses sometimes for a $2 tip that they thought was a treasure for you... I'm 27 and I feel 40. I needed a change. I gladly traded it for a job with Publix which in comparison seems like a vacation. Yes, at times, it is stressful - only because they care about delivering the service they advertise. Looking at it in the light of the real world, there's no other place I'd rather be.

I have worked at two Publix stores in the past year and a half as a Customer service clerk (bagger) and have loved it. Prior to this I worked at a pizzaria in Gainesville, FL. Compared to busing tables, washing dishes, making pies, and taking orders; working at Publix is a breeze. I mean, there are times when I want to scream. For instance, at my current store we do not have enough adult closing baggers, so it is left up to a select 3 of us given the position known as "PM Clean" to spend the entire week 3-11pm bagging, performing carry-out, and cleaning the entire store come closing time (there is a 6 page list of things that must be done). But, we have a new Store Manager who I talked to today about my concerns of all of the work being dumped on a select couple of us. She told me that she has noticed the problem and is begining the process of hiring more adult closing baggers. In the meantime I believe that she will do her best to make sure that a no single bagger is having the work-load of 4/5 people dumped on them. That is what working at Publix is all about; Communication. That, and the nice raises. I began working at Publix at 6.50 when the minimum wage was 5.15. I now make 7.50. On sudays, when there is an extra dollar an hour, I get 8.50 an hour. Now, excuse me. I have work today from 3-11 PM-cleaning...

Can someone tell me how much a 15 year would make working as a clerk or bagger.

I'm relatively new to publix. I'm a FS clerk (bagger). It's my first job, but some of the petty stuff is really getting to me. For example, I'm supposed to do 2x2 for EVERYONE? I'm pretty sure the bodybuilders who come in for a sandwich, a loaf of bread, and a soda are not insulted in the least when a person half their size implies that they need help out(insert sarcasm, of course). My coordinator, upon my voicing this grievance, proceeds to tell me that my raises are dependent on saying to everyone specifically "which way to your car?" Bullocks! If customer service is so important, why are you trying to make me insult everyone? Politely asking if they would like help/ an extra hand out the door is forbidden. Everyone under the customer service department manager, like the coordinators and cashiers, is awesome. What the higher-ups don't realize is that people are straightforward enough that they don't deserve to be messed with by use of arrogant gestures. Heck, if anyone took more than ONE step toward the exit with my groceries, I would wonder what the heck is going on here.

Customers Can really be pricks about their bags, but it's worth it to interact with cool customers (ha, english joke) who have very specific requests but also have a good attitude toward us. Also, there are giant cameras with which management watches us...to see if we're doing 2x2. Is there a happy medium?

I am retiring next month from Publix after almost 16 years and I have to comment on some of the stuff that has been written. Publix does
expect alot from their associates but in return rewards them quite nicely. The reason Publix is so successful is because of their clean stores and exceptional customer service. If you are not getting any hours or raises it is because you are doing a poor job and maybe they are trying to weed you out. People need to take an honest look at themselves and not blame Publix for their failure to advance. Publix is in great need of good help and anyone who is willing to follow the rules and not afraid to do a little hard work will go as far as they choose with this company. I have been around long enough to have witnessed many people move up through the ranks who worked hard and others just sort of fade away (the ones who were late or unreliable (sick alot), lazy, etc.

After having spent 21 years of my life in the retail industry, 5 of those being at the "retail giant" WalMart, I can honestly tell you from my experience that Publix is a wonderful place to work. There is a reason that they have been on the Fortune "top 100 companies to work for in America" list for nine consecutive years! I started my career at Publix as a Front Service Clerk (bagger) and have moved up to Cashier and then to my current position of Customer Service Staff in only 6 months. I expect to be moved up shortly to either Administrative Coordinator or Customer Service Team Leader. I'll be in management in about another year or so. Opportunities abound at Publix, as long as you are willing to work for them. You are only limited by yourself. Yes, you have to work. Yes, you have to sometimes do some unpleasant tasks. Yes, you have to work weird hours at times. Yes, there is stress on the job. But those things are in every job. They don't bother me, because I expect them as part of the job. Anyone who complains about those things just doesn't understand what it means to work for a company. The 2x2 rule? It's awesome! It's just one of the things that sets us apart from our competition. We strive for 100% carry-out. It's one of our policies. Yes, even for the enormous body-builder dude. I'll carry his bags out any day of the week, with a smile on my face, even though he could probably carry me out! Late 6 times on the job in 6 months? I wouldn't give you a raise either. "Responsibility" dictates that we arrive at work when we are scheduled. It makes it really hard on the other associates (your co-workers) when someone is late to work. It means a late break or even extra work for someone. I've never been late. I always try to arrive at least 15 minutes early. Publix has these policies for a reason. Any others you'd care to discuss? I would not hesitate for a moment to recommend our company to anyone looking for work. But, with that said, 'work' IS required. Publix rewards those who work, and doesn't reward those who don't. If you want a career, we'll give you one. If you're just looking for a paycheck for a little while, that's also what you'll get, a little paycheck for a little while nothing more. You get out what you put in.

Well like any place in the US. You will have good employees and bad ones. Great stores to work at and not so great ones. I can tell you this though. The stores in redneck Jacksonville are horrible. The staff are dumb rednecks and the management are fake and dont have the balls to tell you how it is. They go to far with that customer service. Great stock options from what Ive heard. Next time if you see a publix manager smile at you kick them in the balls. You will be doing them a favor.

Bottom line, PUBLIX SUCKS. Don't believe me? Check out the facts at http://www.myspace.com/peoplepersecutingpublix .

I work at publix store #834 which is in lutz fl. and it has to be by far the worst store out of 800 plus stores. The managers are complete idiots and show lack of caring. No matter what you do, no matter how hard you try, the management at 834 will always find something wrong with you. Lastly there full of favortizem. I know that all publix stores (management) can not be like 834.

I've worked for Publix for 3 years now, started as a front service clerk and moved up through cashier to Customer Service Staff. The company overall is wonderful, the benefits are unmatched by any other company. All the complaints that I have read on here are petty. I'm 19 years old and if it was up to me if you were late 3 times in 6 months I'd show you the door. If you really want a job and care about keeping it you'll do your best to be on time and to look presentable. As far as the rules go sure some of them stretch the envelope a little but we did not get to where we are as a company by having petty rules. Sure the management seems like a bunch of pricks sometimes but you gotta understand their position as well. They have a store to run and they have bosses to answer to also. I can tell you that our DM has a lot less tolerance then our CSM or SM

This what Publix love is all about

Publix just sucks

Want the truth? PUBLIX is almost a cult, sorta like Scientolgy. I just took a job there a week ago. They pay me the same money I made when I was 18 but I am 34 years old. I am planning on quitting the SECOND my new job starts. Then I plan on going back to the store and giving the finger to ALL of the little 20 year old "managers" who think that they have some power in the world because they oversee a half dozen slightly mentally retarded people and a couple of elderly people working after they have retired from their old career... They are slick, boy, lemme tell ya. They pay you "part-time" rates and work you full time hours (saturday and sunday are mandatory, as well as many evenings till 11pm or midnight, busting your butt) the whole time telling you how wonderful their "stock options" are. I say kiss my grits, give me more money and keep your B.S. stocks that I won't even see for 30 years. The post by the 19 year old manager says it all. They think because someone gives em a title and makes them wear a tie to work, they can walk all over people. Bottom line, if you want a job that pays crap and where you have to kiss some REALLY UNDESERVING asses, go apply. In my dept (deli) I work with four or five 30-40 somethings, all slightly developmentally challenged, and four or five 60-70 year olds, all who do a great job but brown-nose severly, one man who is 82 and actually comes in on his own time to organize things because in his former life he actually was a REAL manager and can't stand the way the 2 21 year old managers run things. The other thing is there are a couple of workers who do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING and get away with it becasue the "manager" is scared of them, so they turn around and take it out on the others who are pretty much sheep and lay down to take it. Then the store managers are a couple of weirdos who have crazy eyes and terrible make-up. The whole place seems emotionally disturbed, one woman who works there made her husband AND three children get jobs there too, and she told me one time that the whole family was in the car and saw someone weraing their publix uniform going into Wal-Mart and they freaked out on the person for being a traitor and shopping at the "enemy" store. Freaks. I can't wait to quit, and I almost don't want to shop there anymore after I do quit.

Well, I see "toofunny" can retaliate to the "teenybopper"s post about being late five times, but has ZERO to say about the post regarding the workers comp case... typical of the punk management they employ there.

Where shopping is a pleasure and working is shitty...

The attitudes that I am reading here are so typical of todays kids, and unfortunately some adults. If you work in Grocery Retail, your on the front lines. The profit margin for the grocery industry is very small. Therefore providing superior Customer Service is very vital. I have worked in the Grocery industry for over 10 years. Honestly working in retail wasn't what I wanted to do. Instead of complaining about it I worked my butt off and moved up to Corporate where it's a whole different world. I've worked every job in a Grocery store so you baggers out there don't tell me how hard you have it. If you want to move up and not be a bagger all you life here is what you need to do;

1. Show up to work at least 15 minutes early every day
2. Ask if help is need in other departments or if you can work later. True they will say no but at least you asked.
3. Don't talk to the cashier when customers are present. You should be written up for that
4. Go above and beyond
5. Don't assume your manager can read your mind and knows what you want. Also don't tell your manager once about your goals. Every two or three months have a brief conversation with you manager reminding them of your goals.
6. If you see an opening at corporate or Distribution and you would like to found out more about it, see if you can speak to someone about it or do job shadowing, that's how I moved up.
7. SHOW YOU CARE!!!

I started as a bagger and at times you can work hard but when you take on more responsibilities, and you'll have to if you want to make good money, the shit that hits the fan is much much larger.

By the way I just moved to New England to Florida and will be starting at a Publix Distribution as a Selector. I've worked with selectors before for a different company and I know what a physical demanding job that can be. I hope my body can take it. My goal is to move into something similar to what I was doing before which is a Distribution Specialist over seeing the daily operations of a D.C.

As I've said before and I'll say it again, Publix fears WAL-MART.

I'm 14 years old and I work at Publix.Its really fun there and I make a lot of money(for me its a lot because Im 14). I get paid minium wage so I get paid 278.10 every 2 weeks until I get my raise.I saved up my money for 4 months straight and got 2.224.80 dollars. Im a black chick so you know I had to get me some Jordans.5 pair to be exact.Im real tight with all the 14-28 year olds and the older employers think I'm cute because I'm a smart aleck. They're commercials don't lie, everyone is just like family! I plan on working there until I turn 16.Then I'll wok at Plato's Closet or Footlocker.And yo- don't disrespect because I rep the P-U-Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I am sort of a Publix Icon, after 3 generations of family members (actually 4, nieces & nephews) having worked for the company I have seen or heard just about everything.
As life is not always fair, so, sometimes work is not fair. But you have to look at the end result sometimes not the process.
Some of the finest people I have ever had the privilege to know founded Publix. Would they be happy with everything if they were to see it now? No! Absolute not!
Because these men were always looking to make things better. Mr. George, the company man, looking to make the business end better. Mr. Joe, the people person, always made you feel important.
Now, Publix tries to carry out their ideals AS BEST THEY CAN.
The question is, are you looking for a job or a career.
If you just need a job there may be better places for short term employment. If you want a career and you are willing to change your address, often many times, then you might advance fairly quickly at Publix.
Now, first this is retail. Second, it is a retail grocery store. So any holiday you will be doing what everyone else isn't. Working. It is not for everybody. I was an EMT for a couple of years, had 5 times the paid holidays Publix offers, but guess what? I worked the majority of them.
Things have changed a lot in the past 10 years. Entry Level managers are paid much better. Probably a third more. The hours are more humane. The gridiron mentality, "no flag, no foul" is rare. There are still idiots, avoid them.
Something my Grandfather, who spent 30 years with Publix/All American, said, "Don't concern yourself when some manager is doing something wrong. You always have choices, wait them out or move."
I am finishing my 27th consecutive year with Publix, 31 total and things are not that bad. I have had to take on additional work sometimes to pay the bills and that is nice still when it happens. But, I would say that none of the people I knew in college have a retirement plan like I have.
I have one pet peeve, it would be the buyers, they must be drunk!

i know im a little behind on this blog but i ahev only been with publix for a year, already been offered management and worked mainly at a store in Tuscaloosa, AL but recently been helping out at a store in Metro Birmingham and i will say if you are in a city your limits are endless...i personally have no desire for a career(it doesnt fit my path) but ANYONE who thinks they cant go anywhere needs to move to one of the markets Publix doesnt own and you will learn a new perspective.... i have Managers(i am only Office Staff) who have been with the company less time than me and somehow everything works out great they are trained not to act like they are better and they dont.....if you have you doubts then you need to come to Alabama of Tenneessee and you will Mr. George's dream come true

I've been with Publix for about 5 months now, and I've had some very mixed experiences. Some of the other associates and customers for that matter, are really fun to be around - and make it a pleasant environment. However, there is the bad. Alot of people don't actually do work, or do alot less and make more money than me. They have a very biased system and they are a bit stingy on money. I don't get the bonuses, just some crap 7 and change an hour. And as a Cashier, I am occasionally off on money. I mean sometimes you accidentially give someone an extra 10 or 20 or forget to give them a 10 or 20 - it happens. However, the rules are very strict on that, and it can stop you from getting a raise which is sad. Also, the scheduling system is utterly fubar. Ive gotten the weirdest shifts and sometimes many consecutive days. Also, you seem to get written up for anything. Im blocking and my friends come by. I stop to talk for no more than 2 mins and I get yelled at, when other blockers do absolute shit, even shop on the clock. It is so damn biased. And for those who are gonna say its my fault - its not I work very hard, and feel cheated. So at Publix, you can get written up for anything, and it doesn't matter how good you work or much you slack off, if you have connections you're good. Besides, everyone seems to get the same quarter raise every 6 months. Peace, Ben.

Well for the people saying that casgiers have to level the store. it is not called leveling it is called blocking. and it depends on the volume of the store if cashiers block. at my store i am a stock clerk and we do the blocking. not cashiers.

"And as a Cashier, I am occasionally off on money. I mean sometimes you accidentially give someone an extra 10 or 20 or forget to give them a 10 or 20 - it happens." -- if you did that at my store more than twice, I'd fire you! A cashier that's worth a damn won't be off by more than a dollar. Sure, things happen and a cashier may be off more than a few dollars ONCE, but if you're off as far as you say more than once in a six month period, you just need to go do something else. Accuracy in money handling is an important part of cashiering. Not just at Publix, but anywhere.

Some of these people on here make me want to laugh. Whining about petty problems. No offense but life is not fair. If you are talking and not doing your work. Well you are wrong! Being late 4-5 times in 6 months? You want sympathy? The 2 x 2 rule well at my other store they did harp on you and I can agree sometimes managers are excessive over that. Most people don't want help to their car and you can't put a gun to their head and make them. Still you should make an effort and not just give up. Sometimes you have to suck it up. I transferred to a new store and I love it. The managers are all great and honestly I can't stay one bad thing about them. I guess I just got lucky. Yes, there are those people who slack but who know what? You are not them so do your job and forget them. Just do your job and go out of your way.

The only thing I don't like about Publix is the hours they give out. Of course it's not their fault. They give hours based on sales so it's not your managers fault. They can't give 30 hours+ to every associate. I know this and of course it would be nice but not everything is possible. I'm just lucky I have great mangers who stop you in the store to ask how you are doing. That have a sense of humour and even act like kids sometimes but still manage their professionalism.

I started out as a Front Service Clerk and I did my job and went above it too. I transferred to another store after a move and not too soon after I asked to be a cashier. It was a few weeks later when I was made into a cashier. I worked as hard as I could on that as well. I didn't complain, wasn't late, didn't slack etc. (It's not rocket science to adhere to common sense manners) I don't get why some people on here complain so much. I understand some of the complains. Nothing is perfect there are faults in everything.

Anyway after a few months. I was promoted to Front Office Staff then a while later to back. You just have to go above and beyond. You need to communicate with your managers. You can't expect to be promoted if you don't give it some effort. You need to share your goals with the managers. Baggers need to ask to be cashiers and wait patiently. I just got lucky. I know it takes a while but you just have to be patient. Quitting cause you don't get your way will get you no where in life.

All you baggers out there should ask if you can stay and block. (If you aren't required to help and are closing) I asked this a lot as a bagger and a lot of the times I was able to stay. It shows them you want to work. My hours went up too. You just have to give more than what's expected to stand out. They are going to give the raises/promotions to the most deserving. So make your self worth it. Seriously people slacking is just degrading yourself.

Anyway I love working here what can I say?

Friend worked at Publix, was hurt on job, had to see their doctor. She was limping around with swollen foot and ankle. The doctor she had to see said she was OK to go back to work. They cut her hours to part time, she lost all vacation time she earned. Her foot still bothers her. They demoted her from cashier to bagging groceries, cleaning toilets, pushing carts, which requires her to use her foot more. She has worked there over 7 years and now she is 60 struggling to hold on until retirement. They are treating her terribly. Its their freaking fault she got hurt.
They treat employees terribly. I wouldn't buy a pack of gum in that store.

The reason Publix is so successful is that they have employees who think a 50 to 75 cent raise is a big increase. Publix charges more than any grocery store in my area. Publix brags that their cashiers will have a million dollars in stock. YEAH, WELL SHOW ME ONE. Any company that had to be sued on discrimination charges shows itself to be immoral and have no respect for their employees. The big profits are going into the upper management's pockets.
That cashier that rings up your groceries is sweating under surveillance cameras to keep her job and being graded continually. Take a good look at someone who's been there awhile and see the stress in their faces.
Just because they pay you doesn't mean you aren't being treated like a slave. Publix still discriminates.
Let's see how that airhead who loves her 50 cent raise is in her wonderful Publix career when shes been there 20 more years.

I'm sorry, I've been working for Publix for 10 years. I started out as a cashier and have been working my way up. With any job you're going to have stress...especially in customer service. There are some mean customers out there. It takes patience to work in the customer service department. Everyone's got the opportunity to move up, but noones going to hand them their ROI form and hold their hand while they fill it out. People become what they want to become; and we make Publix what it is...or isn't. We are the stockholders, and we own the company. Anyone who has a problem with the company hasn't read the handbook. Publix gives us stock...did you hear me? GIVES us stock. Then they GIVE us dividends for what they have given us.And the last one was $1.00 a share... then they split, and we got 4 more shares for every 1 share we had. That's a raise in itself.
You set your own personal goals. If you want to get into management, then make it happen, it's not going to be handed to you.
I've worked my butt off to get where I am. As a cashier I was graded, but I'm glad for it. There's lots of cashiers out there "sliding" groceries, or breaking rules that can hurt our company, that's why they are watched. I've had bad days, we all do, I've seen bad workers, every company has them. But the people who care make a difference, and in turn, I've seen great managers and associates. Like I said, WE MAKE OUR COMPANY. Shame on us if we don't like it, we're the ones who can make it better or not quite as good....God Bless Mister George.

has anyone read the st. petersburg times in the past 3 weeks about publix (4-9-07). the headline was "They give their 2 cents over losing a quarter". if you have read this story in the times some of you may think "PUBLIX the worst company of ALL time...." i sure think that.

has anyone read the st. petersburg times in the past 3 weeks about publix (4-9-07). the headline was "They give their 2 cents over losing a quarter". if you have read this story in the times some of you may think "PUBLIX the worst company of ALL time...." i sure think that.

your opinion is just that.....piss off

I've been working at Publix for the past 10 months now, and I have to say it's the best job I've ever had. The Produce department is so easy, it's ridiculous. The people I work with are all great, and make it fun(most of the time) to be at work. The only problem, and it's a big one, is more than half of the managers in the store. I've NEVER met such elitists in my entire life. Just because they're managers in a grocery store, they find it alright to treat everyone that works for them in their dept. like trash. Half of them can barely do their job correctly, and still act like they're better than you. This might be a little different in some of your stores, but I doubt it. After being talked down to so much, you'd think you could talk to your store manager/asst. store manager about it, but he's just as bad, if not worse. The egos on these people are legendary. You just cannot get around them. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but the condescending attitudes of these managers is enough to piss off even the most peaceful hippy. I'm 20, don't talk to me like I'm a fuckin' 14 year old bagger! Anyway, I'm sure this is not an isolated situation, and I'm willing to bet a lot of stores have it even worse off than I do. All I can say is, good luck, and try not to take those douche bags too seriously.

I have been with Publix for many years (not out of choice), and I have to be honest in telling you that they have improved a little over the years (though not much). When I started working for them, I was 19. My immediate supervisor was a fat, stupid Jewish guy with a bad temper. I remember all those years of bagging for old hags, who complained
about everything, then having to run back and forth in the blazing sun, like a soldier in boot camp, because my boss always had a chip on his shoulder. Not to mention the Assistant Store Manager as well (he was a regular Nazi)! The pay has always been lousy, and it still is. This is 2007, you morons! And you're still passing out 25 cent raises? Get with the times, man! We're not living in freakin' Mexico! Then again, maybe that's how you people have stayed in business all these years.
Of course, it may be good for some people (I believe they're referred to as a** kissers).

there's an anti-publix blogring: http://groups.xanga.com/groups/group.aspx?id=794113

In response to Chris. A 15 year-old bagger would likely not likely make much more than minimum wage starting out. Publix is very frugal about their pay scale, and they have salaries posted for every position in every department, listing the minimum and maximum
salaries for diferent positions. Being a bagger is like being a construction laborer. You get paid very little, and do most of the work. If someone messes up the ladies' room,
and the maintenance guy is out to lunch, you clean it up. If someone pukes in the Deli (most likely from Deli food), you clean it up. Is someone craps their pants, you clean it up. Aside from that, you're required to make every effort to carry out every order. Which basically means you're out in the blistering sun a lot of the time, or the heavy rain and lightning. Even though you can't be forced out in a bad storm, many grouchy female customers will insist on it. This basically makes you a human lightning rod, because you're pushing a a highly-conductive metal cart, which could cause your untimely death.
Unless you're in it for the benefits, I'd try getting a job elsewhere (like maybe in a pet
store, or a movie theater). Trust me, I've been there.

I have to disagree with the previous post on several things. Yes Publix is slightly low on starting pay, but with any show of effort, your pay is increased greatly. I have been there now for 2 years and make more as an office staffer than I would as a nursing assistant (which took certification.) As with any job, the type of management you are working with is store specific. Some are not exactly the best but again...thats the working world!! My biggest problem with the previous post is the idea that baggers are told to clean up crap and take orders out in storms! Let me just say that... when you are hired you are given a packet. READ IT! You are not allowed to take orders out in storms...meaning lightning! Rain, yes. But you are provided with ponchos and umbrellas. As for cleaning up crap, you are not allowed to! Only managers who are trained in virisomething are allowed to clean bodily fluids. If your manager is suggesting that you should do it, I suggest you show them your packet. Yes you get carts in the heat, but yes you can ask a manager to grab a drink. Yes you do a LOT of hard work, but you also have an entry level job. One of the best things about Publix is if you show an ounce of initiative, you will be pulled up from your starting position so fast your head will spin. And with that (most of the time) comes a higher pay scale. I'm not staying with Publix for the rest of my life, I am going to school and hope to be a nurse, a job title most people would consider to be respectable. BUT if I wanted to stay with Publix, I could pursue managment and make JUST AS MUCH MONEY with much less work. There are plenty of options IF YOU ACTUALLY TRY.

i just wanted to say from past experience, that someone had said that a manager wont hand you the ROI form. yes thats true, good workers are the get up and go get em type, but the problem is that the managers wont tell you all of what is needed to officially move up to certian areas.

I have to agree so much with Christin. She is telling the truth. Publix manager are little corporate puppets who could never make it on the outside. No company would put up with their BS. Store manager are sarcastic litte a....who only look out for themselves. I like Publix as a company, but their management really sucks.

Sorry I meant Kristin, and not Christin on my comment.

I have to agree with nearly all the negative postings on this forum. I have been with Publix for many years(simply out of necessity for a steady job). That's why I'm still living at home. Yes, most jobs that don't require a college degree are difficult, and back-breaking, but that holds particularly true for front service employees at Publix. It may be a pleasure to shop there, but working there is a real pain. And yes, the managers are indeed a group of corporate misfits, and many of them have personality disorders. I can personallt attest to that fact. Go ahead and call us whiners and immature wimps, but the reality of ther fact is that few employees at Publix ever got ahead by hard work and perseverance. Most of them got ahead because they knew someone. They were the boss's pet. Enough said!

how much do baggers in North Miami Beach make

All I have to say is that for everyone who thinks that it is just publix... go get a real job. I've worked at 3 different grocery stores and they're all the same - except publix tries a little harder. Just because your title is "bagger" that doesn't mean that your only responsibility is to bag groceries you tool. If you're unhappy working at that level, go to college, get a degree, and get a career. Otherwise, grab the mop and clean the shitter.

All I have to say is that for everyone who thinks that it is just publix... go get a real job. I've worked at 3 different grocery stores and they're all the same - except publix tries a little harder. Just because your title is "bagger" that doesn't mean that your only responsibility is to bag groceries you tool. If you're unhappy working at that level, go to college, get a degree, and get a career. Otherwise, grab the mop and clean the shitter.

Hey guys, I saw there was a huge demand here for a "Publix Forum" and a "Publix Blog" so I went ahead and set both up over at PublixForum.com and Blog.PublixForum.com, respectively. Let me know if you like what you see! :)

I resigned and retired from Publix with 10 years service in the mid '90's after being forced to work for a psychopathic store manager(a man who had been arrested and convicted of a class A felony and given 10 years probation) by the RDM who was a personal friend of the store manager.
The 'open door' policy just made my situation worse.

Many good employees careers and lives were ruined by this manager before, finally, he was fired for heinous acts he was committing.

I returned to Publix in 2005 and regret having done so.
The company has declined quite badly, and it is glaringly apparent that educated, intelligent, well rounded people are not what is being hired or sought.
The hourly pay, other than meat cutters, is a joke and reflects the quality of employee that Publix wants in its stores.

In 1991, as a F/T FEC, I made $10.50/hr($11.50/hr was top pay) and I could support myself and save some money.

In 2007, as FT CSS, I made $11/hr($12.25/hr was top pay) and my net was LESS than in 1991 due to taxes and I COULD IN NO POSSIBLE WAY support myself.

So, was I grossly overpaid in 1991, or grossly underpaid in 2007?

Even if I was making Team Leader max pay, which went to $14/hr as of 01/08, I would not be able to live as I did in 1991.

It is my opinion that the primary goal of a full-time 40hr/wk job, working for a 'Top 100" company, is being able to support oneself in the community in which one lives.

THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, TODAY, AS AN HOURLY PUBLIX STORE EMPLOYEE.

Publix is going down the same rabbit hole that Winn Dixie went down and brought that once proud company to the brink of extinction.

It is a sad commentary on this country, and the greed of 'big business' that has lead to the current state of the economy that the cost of living has doubled and tripled in the last 20 years and top hourly pay for full-time people working for a 'Top 100' company has increased so very little.

Mr. George would certainly be ashamed at how lowly the hourly employee is obviously thought of by the current corporate executives who make more on just their dividend than most store employees could imagine.

wow...check this guy above me out...anon says he cant live off of 14 dollars an hour...lol...that's hilarious...u should learn to manage your money better bro...or maybe get a roomate...minimum wage here in GA is like 5.15...be appreciative...

Part 1:
Well, Jeez . . where do I start. I first started at Publix in 1995 in Tampa Palms Florida. Kinda cool part time job when I first moved down at age 18. I was there about a year and then (I was told the store had a really bad inventory) me and a few others were accused of theft. Of course I denied it . . no really I didnt do it. One of the other kids got to work before me the next day and was brought into the manager's office and was let go. I didnt get any details from him before I was facing the same ass-raping. I was brought into the office and surrounded . . and I mean surrounded by the managers. They insisted that I had stolen some silly item . . I believe it was sun tanning lotion or something like that. I giggled at first not realizing that this was becoming a serious matter. I insisted that I didnt . . .3 or four times and then the manager finally said "look we know you were stealing so if you will admit to taking 2500 dollars worth of merchandise and agree to pay it back, you can keep your job. ??????????? Hmmmmm . . . that didnt sound quite right to me . . I mean I was young but not a complete and utter retard. I refused and they let me go.

Later on that day I called the other kid and he told me the same thing . . .except he admitted to it and agreed to pay it back and was fired anyway . . .LOL. What an idiot. So, I went home and told my mommy of course . . lol and we decided to never shop there again and told all of our neighbors(which all shopped there) the same. I still think she doesnt shop there . . lol. Oh, well . . bunch of scumbags. . . lets hit em where it hurts.

Part 2:
In 1998, I moved to Atlanta and returned to beautiful brand new Publix. It was wonderful !!!! What a different company ! I cant say enough good things about Publix in Atlanta. The workforce was far superior and the stores were well staffed. We had some many people and everyone loved to shop and work there. I should have stayed at the 'ol #536.

Two years later I tranferred back down to a store on st. petersburg beach, florida. Yuck, what a gross mess. I mean this store was probably one of the dirtiest stores I have ever seen(I was warned though . . .my manager in atlanta who is probably a district manager by now . . lol . . .warned me that st. pete was NOT the place to go. I did enjoy working there though with the great looking people.

Then I decided I needed a break and went to college for a while still searching for a life outside of a so-called Fortune company that I realized was sinking into the poopy tank fast.

Part 3:
Hmmm . . .what the hell am I doing. It's 2008 and once again I returned to another store in st. pete. LOL . . you can all laugh at me now. I just really like the area. This is the store I refer to as 2-shitty-9.

I like some of the people but I see right away why Publix put in the merit system and strict evaluations. I have seen other sites complaing about this, but what you end up with is a bunch of employees that have been there 20 years, and have sucked for twenty years and would like to suck for another 20 years . . Get my point???? They really need to weed out some of these clowns. I would assume this is happening in all of the Florida stores now. We get no production out of anyone and guess who has to pick up the slack on Friday when everyone goes home on a half day because they are out of hours. . .you know what I mean if you've worked there. So, now we cant hire any quality people because the store is full of a bunch of 40 something crack-heads from the beach. Drugs and drug dealing is rampant throughout the store. One poor guy cant even come back to work because he gets harrassed to by more crack every day. He is a recovering addict and just isnt strong enough yet to have something like that in his face every day. He is now in rehab after he overdosed twice in the store(still employed though). The guy came back from the hospital twice and now he's back in again.

Certain managers seem to think this is pretty funny and others just say "I dont know what's wrong with him. . .wink wink." Other employees kinda joke about it in the store. HEEHEE, well he shouldnt by crack from the stock crew then, HEEHEE.

Every time I see things like this, it reminds me of what Publix first did to me. Some days I feal like taking in a recorder and taking some serious action(drop the hammer on them). I would like nothing more than to take these scumbags out. Other days I just think "well I dont wanna be a rat and get pushed out/fired/perhaps shot !!!! I realize that most of these people have families and they are overworked like me and just turn a blind-eye to pretty much everything that goes on. I have already warned some people/managers that I dont appreciate what is going on and tried to hint that I dont feel safe in the store and shouldnt be around this kind of crap. They just brush me off. Any suggestions?????

So, as I write this . . I just returned home from another terrible day of Publix. So and so is hurt . . so and so couldnt make it . . so and so got written up and sent home . . .you have to finish everything . . .you know, the usual !

It makes me very sad to see what Publix has become. It's all about volume now. Keep just enough bodies in the store to keep it going and we'll fix it in the morning. Managers get their bonuses . . dont really care about anything else. Customer service is gone. The shelves are empty !!!!!!!!!! There was once a glimpse of a great company when I worked in Atlanta but I am assuming that it is long gone.

I dont even shop in my own store because it takes 20 minutes to buy a pack of cigs. I go across the street to the other store.

I do enjoy my life though. I dont want to sound like a miserable loser that is always complaining. I have a wonderful girlfriend, live in a wonderful condo on the water and have quite a few hobbies that I enjoy.

Well anyway . . .Good night.

Publix used to be the store I preferred to shop at, but after hearing a manager treat a handicapped employee in a despicable, nasty manner and finding out that an employee who was obviously sick and bent over coughing couldn't call in sick for even one day because he could have his salary diminished or be written up, I don't shop there. Can you imagine the germs and unsanitary conditions where the people can't call in sick so they don't spread germs etc. Yuck!

I've been in the work force a long time, and I just want to say that I've never been as happy as I have been at Publix. I've been there 2 years, have been through a lot of changes in management, but all in all, have really liked the experience.

They do expect a lot of you, and there is a lot to be done. The staff is like family...literally...we laugh, cry, bitch, moan, love, hate, and always support each other. When someone is really a bad employee, those of us who really care will see to it that that person goes.

Management is always willing to listen, and although there are some personality clashes, as in any business, most managers are fair. If they really do something wrong, you can always call corporate, and they'll do whatever they can to help you. If your store manager is not doing right, you can call your district manager. Full time is something you have to work for. I was only part time for 9 months before I was made full time, because they could see that I was a very hard worker, always willing to come in to fill a shift, flexible in doing whatever I could to help out, and therefore an asset to the company.

I've been on Worker's Comp through Publix, and it wasn't the most pleasant experience of my life, but when it came right down to it, and I needed surgical intervention, they were right there, and treated me with great respect and caring. They never denied me anything after they had made sure that I wasn't some slacker trying to play the system. That's just good business. I would do the same if it were my business.

My best friends are the people I work with. I'd give my all to any of them. We all work very hard, and although we may bitch and complain, none of us are going anywhere, because overall, we know we have it good. I have a 23 year old department manager who is making $70,000 a year, plus bonuses, which is probably another $10,000 a year. He started as a bagger at 16, and worked his way up. My store manager doesn't even have a college degree, even though he's taken some management courses through the store's tuition reimbursement plan. He's awesome! He too, started as a bagger in high school. BTW, he makes well over $100,000 a year with pay and bonuses.

I know from experience that not all managers are good managers. We have some stores where people can't wait to get out and transfer because the managers are so bad, but you get that in every large company. The thing you have to remember is, go to work on time, look your best, be pleasant, obey the rules, be flexible and do your job to the best of your ability, and you have a future with Publix.

And as for the leveling, cleaning, etc., if you have pride in your store, you'll want to do those things. The first impression people get of the staff is when they walk in in the morning to a shiny, perfectly leveled store, with smiling faces to greet them.

I actually missed my store when I was out on WC, and couldn't wait to get back. I love customer service, and love my customers. Yes, there are difficult ones, but they are less than 1% of the the total. My customers are also my friends, in many cases. We talk about all sorts of things, not just groceries, and I've gotten to know some of them very well. When I had a manager who was treating me badly, it was my customers who wrote to and called corporate. They probably saved my job for me.

I'll never leave Publix until they throw me out the door, or I get too old or too disabled to work there anymore.

For all the youngsters who are complaining, well, I was in your shoes once. I was like you, nobody treated me well enough, everybody who didn't give me what I wanted was a jerk. Now I'm older, and I've owned my own business at one time, and I can see how wrong I was. So get off your lazy butts and do good work and prove yourself, or you'll be bagging the rest of your lives!

So how about I worked at Publix for 5 years, and din't go up $2 in pay. I went from cashier to customer service staff. I told them I was going to school for business management and said I was interested in moving up. Every opportunity was given to a guy that had been there 3 months before he was put in the office. I asked for full time 6 months ago, and it was given to the girl that couldn't count the office down right every night if all it had was $10. How about I was just fired because I went and got a coupon for a lady? Or how about I was written up for checking to see if a lady had the right items for the coupons she had? How do you get in trouble for doing your job? As most of you know there are minor laws. When I was 16 I was staying with the non minors until 11 or 11:30 leveling the store. On Saturday nights I would be the one baby sitting the levelers bc the manager sat on his ass in the computer room all night. Why would adults listen to a teenager (at the time). So when something hadn't been done, MY ass got chewed out for it. no one else. or how about the insurance with publix wouldn't pay for my dad's medicine. my dad has multiple sclerosis. no medicine= no walking.

I am in no way afraid to work. I am 21 years old and Publix has been the only job I've had. I busted my ass every night I was in that cash office to get out on time. Hell, even early! there wasn't a night i was there past 10:45 and we were scheduled until 11. saturday nights i was done by 10:45 or 11 and we're scheduled until 11:30.

there is no such things as an open door policy there.nothing is kept private. everything you talk about with a manager is immediately repeated to another.

my asst. csm told me several times how she didn't even want to be there and how much she hated her job. gee. when your MANAGERS are telling you these things, how is it supposed to make you feel?

they suspended a single mother for a week without pay for being late too many times. she works 2 jobs. takes care of her child and her elderly mother. and it's not like she was an hour late or even 15 minutes. no. 3. 3 minutes late. the last time she even called and said she had to help her mother b/c her water heater exploded.

THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU. My grandmother died and they wanted me to stay and work my shifts instead of going to FL for her funeral. who do they think they are?

they don't respect you or appreciate what you do for them. especially 563. my store manager will smile to your face and stab you in the back the second you turn around. 3 instances come right to mind that he didn't stand behind an employee about things he said were okay.

publix may have been good to a lot of people, but it has also been horrible for many. it all depends on who you are and if they like you or not.it doesn't matter if you're a hard worker. if you kiss ass then you are the golden child.

I am so fed up with my store, I have been working there almost a year and it seems to be getting worst every week. I have complained to managers and asst. managers and nothing is happening. They tell me everything is being documented and due process but if I did some of the things like not work and stand around, call out if the wind blows wrong, ignore customers or stay in the office on my shift I would get fired in a second. And its not only the management not doing what its supposed to do but co workers also. They say publix is a team effort... not at this store...If you dont do it it wont get done. I truley believe that all managers and asst managers in the store (all departments) should be transfered out and rotated store to store every year (ie. managers in Jan., asst. managers in June) That way they are no clicks and no favorites. Maybe its a start to improve the store and its employees.

Seems like quite a bit of disapointed associates here, not including crybabies. Publix will work you over if you allow it. But keep in mind, we are also consumers as well as associates/past associates. Publix takes game playing to the next level. To all who are getting thrown under the buss, be sure to remined publix some how, you are coustomers as well. Publix is one of the largest employers in Florida, I think they know how that effects hard working florida associates, with little options in the present state workforce. Let them know that you can shop anywhere, and keeping thier overly aggressive attitude might turn on them in the future. I know I can grow a friking garden in my back yard, and not step foot into a publix again, sounds crazy but I dont care.( Dedicated associates), let them know you are a consumer as well as an associate.

Okay, as much as I hate to say it, alot of the "whiners" have very valid points. And here goes nothing...

I started working for Publix in January of this year, at store #0209 in Huntsville, AL. I cannot stress enough how the job seemed to be so amazing, so pristine and shiny... until I got my first evaluation and was trained as a cashier. Honest to god, the worst thing to ever happen to me was cashier training. My hours were cut by at least 6 hours a week (only having ~25 to begin with), and the drive to my job was killing my wallet due to my gas tank. The store manager there didn't understand that a full-time college student needs a set schedule, instead of the random-ass 5-hour shifts (yes, I got them) at different times of the day, completely destroying any sleeping schedule that I may have had before. And that was only 0209....

I transferred to store #1126 about two months ago, into the bakery... and was promised I wouldn't be there long. Two months later, guess where I still am? The fucking bakery. "OH MY GOD YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRITE ON A CAKE? PRACTICE, DO IT!" So I practiced. And practiced. And I still suck at it. And when customers complain about the shoddy job, and then I write in pencil on a piece of paper to show my managers that I really -don't- have a decorative bone in my body, they say "practice more."

The fact that I am absolutely unhappy in the department I was transferred to makes no difference in the world to the managers at my current store. I've wanted to be an Office Staff Associate since I started working for Publix, yet every time my ROI has come up, I'm "not what they're looking for."

Really? That doesn't make sense, considering customers are always harping about how I'm one of the best employees and some people's reason for shopping at the store; that I'm one of the best examples of customer service. That must go in the ear of one manager and out the ear of another, as if it were some sort of hivemind mentality. The fact of the matter is, I'm a college student who would MORE than love to work as a CSS (Customer Service Staff) because I love people.

Maybe it's my college major? Computer science MUST mean that I'm some cheeky nerd who is a total creep and have horrible money management skills, and that I'll steal, right? No. My tills have always been right. Always. Never short, never over... and my availability is any time, 4 days a week. Why only 4? Classes two days, homework / errands on one.

I suppose I am whining a bit, but if that's the case, then so are potentially thousands of other Publix employees; only they're not doing it online, or perhaps not even in public... however, it's obvious that Publix needs to loosen the noose it has placed around its employees' necks.

- Disgruntled Employee

So many cry baby's in here. Try working in a fast food joint or a restaurant then u will really want to come back.

People at the Publix I work at quit after less than a month on average

I am a Publix Manager and I have been for almost 2 years. It is a very good job with Publix BUT it is impossible to have a life outside of work on a constant basis. There needs to be some ground rules a balance of life and work. I wish the people up-top would see this more and understand what is happening. A LOT of young managers are losing their hair literally or going grey before 30!!! Not to mention they are missing out on their life outside at home with the ones they love. If any one from Publix see this, PLEASE understand we need lives too. Doesn't matter if we are a Part-Timer or up to District Manager. I think the focus needs to be @ the Store levels where 50hrs a week DOESN'T happen ever. They always say, work your 50 and go home, but HOW often does that happen?!?! For 13 weeks straight I averaged 61hrs. Did anyone call my Store Manager or Me for that fact and say what is going on?! nope. I lost a lot of my life in that time. If we could only work 50hrs and go home, life would be so much better. The stores wouldn't suffer, the stores won't burn down if we leave, the customers will still keep coming, the registers won't stop. Maybe this will get somewhere. Thank you for your time