So much time wasted - Grocery Replenishment Specialist Publix Employee Review

1.0
29 Jul 2014
Recommend
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Pros

-It's a job. -It does look good on a résumé depending on what industry you are wanting to work in long term.

Cons

-The compensation (or lack thereof) is atrocious -Work/Life balance is virtually nonexistent as this company cares only about the supposed "needs of the business" -Favoritism plays TOO large of a role in whether you succeed or not and advance to a higher paying position -Nearly all levels of management are generally uneducated individuals who fail to see the associates as people, rather than a robot with no feelings - Tons of micromanagement and scrutiny from upper mgmt on the store level and executive alike -Very strict grooming and appearance guidelines bordering on unrealistic -If you do not possess a "cookie cutter" personality and enjoy being told what to wear, how to look like, and EXACTLY how to do things....this may not be the place for you. -Having to work with so many incompetent and lazy people

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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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