A terrible place to work for I.T. professionals. - Anonymous employee Publix Employee Review

1.0
Mar 23, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You get to wear jeans to work.

Cons

Overall Publix is a bad place for I.T. professionals. If you want to work in a professional environment with smart people, Publix is not the place. Incompetent, untrustworthy, dishonest, rude, unprofessional IT management. Dishonest, unprofessional to I.T. vendors. Promotions based on who you kiss up to, not based on actual performance. Poor employee morale (you’re expendable, replaceable and treated like dirt). Terrible work-life balance, long hours with no fair compensation. No I.T. talent (all the talent is leaving or has left). High insurance, weak benefits. The cheapest, fastest solution is the best solution. No advancement, management discourages training and you’re blocked from moving into other areas of the I.T dept.

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4.0
Jul 7, 2026
Anonymous employee
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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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