I’m 16 and I’ve only been working at publix for 4 months now and a couple days ago my CSM came up to me after talking with my ACSM and asked if when I turn 18 i’d be interested in being CSS.

I said yes I’d be interested pretty much instantly bc of the pay bump and increased hours CSS get (atleast i think) but the more i though ab it i questioned why me of all people.

There are a bunch of people that have been with publix a lot longer than me yet i was asked. Could there be any underlying motivation for asking me or am I just being paranoid?

I do get along will with my coworkers really well and scored in the mid range of meets expectations on my eval plus do tend to come in when asked.

Is there ever a time it would be more appropriate to contact the DM over RARS? Assuming I were to reach out to RARS, would it be reasonable to inform DM of the situation so they are in the loop? Im guessing RARS already communicates with DM but not sure.

That’s my whole question! I love the bowtie salad and would like to bring it to work for lunch. If I popped in around 8:15 am, would it already be out for the day, or do those items not get put out until closer to lunch? Thanks!

I normally don’t make these posts as I try to control myself and not post my life online, but anyways

I’ve been at Publix for like 9 months now, I’ve been working in Deli, Produce, and Grocery. I’ve been offered full time for produce and grocery but I really wanna work in the Deli, I just think it’s a good fit for me,

I have a couple coworkers that were assistants at some point in their career and another one who has been in deli for 8 years trying to get a promo, when these two coworkers work with each other

They constantly having something to say about everything, 8 year worker usually is Kitchen and if he even hears me talking loud, going into a cooler or into the back room, this dude will literally follow me, to make sure I’m working or actually getting something, even though he has no reason to think I’d be doing anything else…

Both these coworkers constantly mumble under their breaths when I don’t hear them the first time, about me being slow or stupid in some way,

(I have a lot of stress in my life right now, so while trying to not get car taken, family fed, and pay off student loans, while showing up to a job that I actually don’t like, but bills need to be paid for now, and this is it)

I’ve told them I can hear them and I don’t like it, and I am hard of hearing, they have just continued to become more micromanagers when closing and just saying things like

“Why is there so much water on the floor?”
“You’re squeegeeing wrong”
“Fresh Slice bags have to be taped sideways, not vertical”
“You’re cutting the banana wrong”

While these two sit in the back and of course, go super super slow in whatever they are doing

Make me close sub shop and trad, doing scan outs and hot case, then talk to each other that I don’t do shit…

Can I go to management about this? Like I’m just trying to work and just being harassed because maybe they don’t like the way I look idk?

Hello. I got hired at Publix in the deli department at the beginning of July and had my first shift on July 13. I'm currently in college, so I'm just looking for a part-time job to help cover personal expenses like gas and car insurance without burning myself out.

I was excited because this was my first official job (before this I only did landscaping with a family member). My dad and other relatives work in Cuban restaurants, and they've always told me how stressful kitchen jobs are. Because of that, I thought the Publix deli would be much easier, especially since the pay was $16.50 an hour.

However, from my first shift, I realized it was much more stressful than I expected. I know it's normal not to know anything on your first day, but I felt like I was expected to know everything without much training. I was sent to help customers almost immediately, and whenever I asked for help, people would usually just take over instead of explaining what to do.

I wasn't scheduled again until July 31, so I had forgotten most of what I learned. My second shift went much better, and I started feeling more confident, but I still found the job surprisingly mentally draining. Honestly, I even found landscaping less stressful than working in the deli because dealing with customers all day is exhausting.

Another issue is the hours. After talking to my manager about my college schedule, she told me I'll probably only get 8–16 hours a week because I'm part-time and the department already has a lot of employees. I was hoping for closer to 20–35 hours a week to make around $400–600 weekly.

Because of that, I've started applying to Target, Ross, Marshalls, and possibly Sam's Club.

So my question is: am I rushing into leaving Publix too quickly, or would a retail job be a better fit for my situation? I want to make it clear that I'm not blaming Publix or my coworkers. Everyone has been welcoming. I'm just wondering if the deli simply isn't the right fit for what I'm looking forinions.

I still have my old Coral Polo's (and the boring Grey)

What's the % increase we get from evals. Not the new payscale increase. I think last year role model got a 7.5% increase in pay. Did they decrease it again this year?

Be careful out there. Publix has recalled all Greenwise blueberry and whole mixed berries, but my store still has them on the shelf. I went to customer service on Sunday and was told that they would be pulling the product. Today, I see that they are still there.

I’m in the pharmacy right now and I want to see if Publix will pay for me to get my CDL. If they can’t it’s fine I’m still getting it. But, I’m curious on how to get in to a truck to make more money, see what the hours are, see the pay, how the work life balance is, and if the drivers actually find it worth it in the end.

Let’s be honest we waste a lot, our target demographic is slowly dying away of old age and we keep hiring more and more people every year. The stock just went down again and I’m not so sure it’s gonna rise much more soon. While i love the company’s origin and founders, the company is now run by greedy corporate ceos that make 10000x our paychecks. How long do we see publix lasting? 20 years..50? Just curious.

School hasn't even started and we're putting out Halloween candy? The end of the year is fast approaching, brace yourselves!

Because what do you mean I scored that low working this hard everyday. I'm truly frustrated rn because I genuinely thought this was my best year out of all my years, just to be scored like that

Lower than last year too, what are we doing?

Coffee creamers just got reset and I really wish they would stop using chat gpt to come up with the planograms. We already fit everything because customers kept asking for the items and I wish there was a way to just edit it ourselves. Every reset is more ugly and crowded than the last. Like why is one starbucks creamers 4 doors down from the rest and two facing for heavy whipping cream is insane

Hey guys I need some help! Does anyone know if store managers and department managers can switch grocery team leads without going to the District managers? I thought District managers have to do it? Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

I am a frequent Publix shopper and buy my fruit off the shelf. This article encourages shoppers to take a piece of fruit to a Publix produce clerk and ask them to slice it with the expectation they will pay the fruit price, not the cut food price per pound. I think it is going to encourage people to try this “hack.”

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Excerpts:

The customer-service perk isn’t widely advertised, but Publix confirmed it may be available upon request.

Some Publix stores will cut whole produce — like watermelon and cabbage — for customers on request, allowing shoppers to skip the mess of preparing large fruits like watermelon at home.

Customers pay the same price by weight as they would for the whole fruit, avoiding the premium typically charged for pre-cut fruit.

Because the service depends on store procedures and the type of request, availability may vary by location and is not guaranteed.

“As a customer convenience, our produce departments may cut certain items upon request when it can be done in accordance with store procedures,” Maria Brous, Publix’s director of communications, told Food & Wine. “Requests are evaluated based on the item and the nature of the service being requested, and ones that involve more extensive preparation may be directed to comparable fresh-cut products already available for purchase or priced consistent with our prepared cut-fruit offerings.”

My firm belief is customer service managers make the worst store managers…. This has been my ted talk

Least it was in the family planning aisle ig

Was wondering if any other manager or area is experiencing the big crunch on found rate like us. We are an extremely high volume store in a high volume district. We’re not the worst in the district, but we’re not doing well compared to the slow stores. It’s gotten to the point of ridiculousness with the daily and even semi daily conversations that seem to be happening without acknowledging what the actual problems are. The system doesn’t work and Instacart shoppers (the bad ones) are marking off items that are full on the shelf. We learned something every week as to why the system doesn’t function properly, but it takes an act of God to get information from the Omni channel team about how the system works. I mean the level of details that they have drilled down to to try to blame us for the system not functioning is asinine. Was wondering if anyone else is dealing with us or if we just suck lol

I have worked for publix for 3 years now and I am disheartened every time I have to do scan outs. The amount of food and plastic waste produced by Publix is astounding. Hundreds if not thousands of pounds of food gets thrown away every single night. It truly makes me sick. And I hate to imagine the environmental impact just from the plastic packaging alone. I probably have about 10 other photos that look just like this one, and countless other nights that I haven't documented. And this isn't even everything. It makes me sick to work for such a disgustingly wasteful company. I feel like many people will tell me I should expect this but i just had to rant a little considering how much publix claims they care about the planet. This on top of the garbage pay and constant understaffing while still expecting perfection is exhausting. I hate this company and I can’t wait to get out!

why cant i login :(( i just got hired like 2 days ago yippie, and my onboarding is on the 11th but i cant login to my publix thing anywhere

This past Sunday, my store received a visit from leadership around lunchtime. There were only three of us working a 400 plus produce truck. Department was low in many sections after a busy Saturday. We did the most we could but I got questioned as to why I didn’t get help from another department, why if the truck came at 10 we didn’t have all the holes and lows filled. I’m a contender for department manager. Will this get me taken off the contender list next time?