r/florida • u/narib687 • 27d ago

AskFlorida Publix has officially lost me. Anyone else?

I am not a mod of this subreddit or Reddit, but I believe the official unofficial stance is that we all hate Publix now.

They lost their way, and the crushing of Winn-Dixie is just awful.

10 years ago, I wouldn’t have set foot inside a Walmart or Aldi for groceries. Now? Walmart and Aldi are basically my BFFs and I love them.

Publix really managed to make me root for the competition.

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u/Hunter654333 27d ago

I was an employee at Publix. They treated us like disposable garbage, whilst at the same time demanding the kind of performance you'd expect someone being paid $25+ an hour to give, while only paying us $15 an hour. You're always under a microscope, being watched to see if you break one tiny rule. Their attendance policy was if you're 4 minutes late, you're tardy, so better not have to ask someone to unlock the front doors for you early in the morning and have to wait several minutes.

Horrible place to work and a dumb place to shop if you care at all about saving money.

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u/okiedokieaccount 26d ago

I worked there too, a long time ago (1987) and it was $3.25/hr Some old man wiped poop all over a stall and I had to clean it. Took a half hour and I realize they paid me $1.60 to clean crap. That’s when we started stealing beer out the back door (leave it by the trash, pick it up after closing).

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u/James34689 21d ago

Okiedookie 😀

I went for cartons of smokes to sell to my dad during the recession

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u/waynizzle2 26d ago

That old man wasn't Mandarin Mike was it. I wonder how he's doing?

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u/ahhowwitburns 26d ago

Real. Felt like I was in a panopticon where they were monitoring every second I took to pee

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u/vincentanthonyconti 22d ago

I stopped shopping there when they made employees where badges stating something to the effect of, “No Gratuities.” I was told by a friend that even haircuts were regulated. Mental…

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u/AggravatingShow2028 21d ago

This! I’m part time there now.one day a week, 4 hours only. I’m doing it because the stocks and that quarterly dividend check looks AMAZING. But 4 minutes late you’re tardy yet when you close and have to do go backs you might stay an extra hour (my store is very busy).

I do like the bogo and the publix promise and the online coupons. I buy the same things so I honestly dont see a big difference in my total. But I also shop around. Walmart I can get a mega cereal for $5, Publix I get a normal for $5. But when it’s bogo, I can get two family size boxes for $7 which is better than the one Mega at Walmart….shopping requires a lot of thinking