r/publix

There is a Publix close to me that has a salad bar and an olive bar. How about a breakfast bar? Eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, waffle maker!

Just throwing some ideas out there.

I heard there are approx 10 stores going to be built in the near future...does any know where in kentucky? name any counties or towns/city if you know please and thank you.

Wondering if Publix is hurting in the sales department due to their ridiculously high prices? For at least two years in my area (Sarasota County, FL,) we didn't get the opportunity to buy discounted gas cards. All of a sudden, we've had two in as many months. I barely go there at all, unless there's a really good BOGO sale, but the gas card pretty much always draws me in.

The descriptions calls for a min of 45 hrs/wk, and 90% travel (covering half the stores in the division). I’m wondering if it is actually more ‘stable’ scheduling-wise compared to a department manager position in the stores.

My husband ran to Kroger last night to grab a few things. It was almost 9 o'clock so about an hour before close. He walked by the hot chicken display and the deli worker told him to grab some and to take as much as he wanted because they were going to throw it away anyway. I have shopped there for years and I never knew that was a thing.

He came home with 2 whole rotisserie chickens, 4 boxes of 8 piece fried chicken and a ton of olives. There was so much we gave some away to a friend. The chicken was still hot from the warming table. I'm sure not all stores do this but its worth asking them what they do with the leftover food at the end of the night.

I’ve seen a few posts from people who successfully left Publix for other industries, so I’m hoping to get some advice.

My partner is currently an Assistant Grocery Manager and is ready to make a career change outside of retail. They have been with Publix for 10+ years, but hasn’t been promoted since becoming AGM. We’re trying to figure out what types of roles and industries would be a realistic fit and what job titles they should be searching for.

Ideally, they would like something remote or hybrid, but open to onsite for the right opportunity. We’re in Jacksonville.

For those of you who have made the jump from Publix/retail: What did you transition into, what job titles did you search for, and where did you find your new role?

Any advice on making the transition would be greatly appreciated!

I would like to purchase a package with half Mardi Gras and half French onion. Can they combine the two flavors? Is this allowed in the Publix Deli if they are the same price this week (12.99)?

I do realize I can buy one of each package but I am single and don’t want to have to freeze a bunch of wings.

I was offered a job working in the deli department at the top of the pay band for the position. All my previous work experience is in hospitality leadership and management with a lot of experience in shipping and logistics.

I’m middle aged and trying to figure out if it’s worth taking the job since I’d be starting as an associate. I have a different job offer that’s more inline with my experience that would pay ~21k more a year than Publix, however I think there is more room to move up at Publix and I think that I would be promoted quickly due to my work ethic and leadership experience.

What are some of the pros and cons of working for Publix and how quickly have you seen people get promoted?

After 13 years of working with Publix as grocery replacement specialist with no promotion to GTL. I've ROI for grocery team leader 10 times in the past 4 years. I've transfered to another store early last year for a gtl spot. 2 GTLs stepped down and replaced over me. My recent store manager promoted an associate from customer service from another store to team leader at my store with no prior experience in grocery. As a result, I've applied and got hired at Costco. Is this move justified?

I was told before that Publix can special order products for customers that they don’t normally carry, so I’m wondering if any Publix employees here know whether this would be possible.

I’m looking specifically for Açaí Roots sorbet in the 3-gallon foodservice tubs, particularly:
Açaí + Agave
Blue spiralina

I can buy them online through WebstaurantStore, but frozen shipping for two tubs is around $120, so I’m trying to see if Publix could order them through one of its distributors and have them delivered to my local store for me to purchase/pick up.
I don’t mind paying for the full case or ordering in advance if that’s required. This would be for personal use.

Does Publix special order frozen products like this?
And if so, should I speak with the Grocery Manager, Frozen Foods department, or Customer Service at my local store?

If anyone works for Publix and knows how special orders like this work, I’d appreciate the help!

WHAT do i do. this is my first job ever and im TERRIFIED. Im a college freshman, HOW do i explain that i cant work on that day because i need to go to class on that day?!?

i didnt mean to plan poorly, my college was having issues and i expected the classes to drop.

So, I was the Redditor who previously asked about Aisle of the Day. Well, today it was aisle 3(condiments, salad dressings). I find it hilarious seeing 14 people work one aisle for 40 minutes. Btw, I work for a vendor. I ask why can't aisle 15 be the aisle of the day and I was told it was the aisle of the day on my day off. Like wtf. Anyway, to the fun part. A GRS comes back to the DSD eith a buggy full of overstock/out of dates and it is all mixed together. The look on her face was hotter than the last few days around these parts. Then DSD tells me she is about to go to an AVS meeting in 10 minutes and let me know what to do with my float. I succeeded in not busting out laughing immediately on the spot and holding it together. But I knew she was about to burn that AVS room down. Can't wait to be back in that store on Friday.

I’ve had FULL hair color of blue, purple, red, orange, and it doesn’t have to do with my quality of WORK at all !!!!! Today I found out the DM was emailing my bosses about my hair and they’re finally telling me to change it after working here since 2022. This is so stupid, what does my hair have to do with me filling out the ad sales -_- I’m so maddd and I want to do something about changing this old ass rule !! Or I just have to give in and WEAR A WIG tf and they can pay for my hair color change. I hate this, I’m ready to leave when my new jobs ready smh!!!!!!

Edit I’ve gotten hospitalized from working too hard as a stock clerk TWICE and developed Costochondritis for nothing, can’t even afford the groceries or to be independent….. I’m so upset

Is it true that Publix ended express lanes?

Is there a rule I am missing somewhere that says full-timers cannot request a Thursday-Sunday in order to not waste PTO for a simple four-day off weekend?

My new-ish dept manager and asst. are making it seem as if my coworkers and I need to stop putting in a Thursday-Sunday weekend off. Mind you, this is done occasionally and we don’t overlap (on our own account, but if the dept manager approves both people, that is his problem IMO).

My coworkers and I do not want to have to use PTO on weekends off that are not real vacations. I like to save my PTO for when I am actually taking a vacation or in case of emergency. That is why normally my husband and I will plan a Thursday-Sunday off once every couple months, and never even during a holiday.

Are we in the wrong for arguing against this “rule” set by manager? There are enough people in the department that this should not even be an issue.

I'm scheduled all 4am shifts this and next week and saw the flyer today confirming the return of the evil 😭😭😭 Our fast fruit cutter is going on vacation next week so I just know its all going to be left on me and im just so freaking burnt out of cut section but that's what im "good at" so they never put me anywhere else! Part of me doesn't even want to get promoted if I'll be only cutting all the time I can't stand it!!!

I was at the Deerfield location the other day & I went in to get cash back, long story short they gave me a fake $20 & I didn’t notice until I went to another store luckily in the same parking lot. But has this ever happened? Also when I reported it they didn’t seem to care, is that normal? I thought they’d make the cashier get a new register or at the least check it for more fake money?? Well now I have PTSD with cash from anywhere 😭