Publix
Hey everyone, I wanted to bring something up about Publix, specifically in the grocery department, that’s really been weighing on me. My main manager in grocery has been super stingy with hours, and I’m starting to wonder if it’s because there’s a bonus going on—like, is he holding back hours because of that? When he was on vacation, the assistant manager in grocery gave me a lot more hours, so I think this is a deliberate shift. On top of that, he’s a really poor manager—he says there aren’t enough hours and that we have to wait for call-offs, which I think is really unprofessional. He just sits at his desk, expecting us to figure it out. He even got angry when I was moving too slowly, but I’m just wondering—like, is there some time management system we’re supposed to have? At the grand opening, he promised he’d teach us his ways, but he never did anything. And on top of all this, it’s like I can’t even joke around, because when he takes his job so seriously, he drains all the color out of the room. I’m trying to understand him, but it’s hard when he’s so stuck up. And even though he’s intimidating, I’m not scared of him—it’s just the way he carries himself. And it’s not just me; other people in my store have been complaining about him, too. I’m afraid that if I report him, he’s going to retaliate—he already did that to other people I know.