"A Great Place to Work" - Baker Publix Employee Review

2.0
Feb 26, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

*3 weeks PTO *benefits have expanded to include part-timers *monthly free merchandise coupon, good for trying some new stuff *I hear talk of stocks being given to you for time worked *Overall, probably the best corporate retail I've worked for

Cons

*Managers are rotated every other year or so. While this can be good if you have a bad manager, it also means you can't count on having a good manager forever. * Anytime you introduce an element of "corporate," regardless of the company, you're gonna get sweeping, generalizing decisions that don't make sense for your situation. It also makes it hard to build rapport with good managers and if you care about your department, it gets very draining to continually have to prove yourself to new people. *PTO is also your sick time, so budget accordingly and hope you don't get a string of bad luck. *Part-timers only get benefits if they hit 1000 hours worked in a year, and when I was in the customer service department, I was only getting about 990. *I've been there 3 years so the stocks must be based on that 1000 hours too. * Work Culture is good on the surface, but don't look too deep because I'm not sure they actually believe what they want the public to think they believe. Actions speak louder than words.

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4.0
Jul 7, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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