This was my very first employer. They helped me develop a professional work ethic and provided many new opportunities. - Stock Clerk Publix Employee Review

4.0
Feb 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

This company offers competitive pay & benefits, flexible hours, ample opportunity for promotion, vested stock options, and access to an employee credit union. The workforce is diverse including personnel from all age groups and ethnic backgrounds. It also brings together professionals from many different backgrounds in order to provide their customers the best customer service and grocery products available at affordable prices.

Cons

Managerial promotions typically require relocating to a different town since bylaws discourage workers from managing any store in which they trained. Each store usually has a number of managers working at any given time. Lower level employees can find themselves caught between the opinions of two or more competing views or management styles which can be challenging, especially when worker evaluations are pending.

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4.0
Jul 7, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation including not just standard pay, but also end of year bonus 80 hours for hourly associates, 8% of your annual earnings granted to you in free company stock thru which quarterly dividends are paid, ok 401k, and gift card and other associate coupons. Good stability and growth. Good company culture.

Cons

Can be slow and resistant to change. Uses some antiquated systems and software that should have been replaced years ago. Does some things that don't make sense. Some managers can be good, while others not very good. Although these cons may be true for a lot of companies. All roads eventually lead to Lakeland where they are headquartered. Geography can be a big one if you are not a Florida native. If you don't want to live in Florida for some legitimate reasons, there can be limited job options in other states, especially if you aren't interested in retail or warehouse jobs. Standard retail negatives about not having a lot of holidays off.

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