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| 1. Written by Decorator, on 12-09-2009 17:05 I guess it all depends in the region you work in, on how promotions are given. In the Lakeland region, if you can pass a test, based on a number, you can be promoted!! I have been w/ Publix going on 6 years, and have considered management several times, only to be "kicked to the curb" because someone who comes in w/ some sort of "management" experience, gets chosen to be trained because of the so called experience they claim to have had. And only with the company a little over a year, so PLEASE don't try to say it takes years of working there to get promoted!! It all depends on how well you suck up & brown nose your department manager....and I for one, have never, and will never do that. I will happily stick with my 6am-3pm schedule and tell them exactly what they can do with their management jobs.....=) It isn't worth the hassle, as far as I am concerned, to have to put up with what some managers have to go through!! |
2. Written by publixsux, on 31-08-2009 14:18               |
| 3. Written by Barbara, on 17-04-2009 19:23 Anyone who thinks Publix *** must be a bad customer! YES!! I said BAD CUSTOMER!!! There are those of you out there who are just plain "bad customers" and act like you can be rude to everyone and they are suppose to kiss your butt!! ? grow up and get a life!!!! They should give classes at the YMCA for people like you to become good customers and therefore good people!! GO PUBLIX !! I LOVE YOU ! |
| 4. Written by BB, on 06-04-2009 12:39 Wow...."no people skills", "management gets worse" etc. I object to just about everything you have stated. Publix has a standard, for people to even be considered to become managers. Years ago, you had to "proof" yourself for a lengthy amount of time (10 years was not uncommon), to even be promoted into a managers position ! Publix has some of the most qualified managers and leaders in the retail business. (And that is one of the reasons why we are still stable, haven't closed any stores, or had to lay off workers yet) Publix spends an average of $3000 to $5000 & up for qualified people, in order to give proper training, refining their skills...leading into management. Since we are considering ourselves a "TEAM", there is the possibility that there are some employees which need more and closer attention then others. They are not necessarily "dead weight", and everyone is giving a fair chance to improve and excel. Raises reflect individual performance, and there are always 2 managers involved in doing so. Just because you see people as "dead weight", doesn't mean they really are. How do you know, whether or not they are legally classified as having some handicap ? So, you go ahead and label them......"dead weight", because they are not doing their job as quick, or as efficient...etc. We are all team players here, and if one isn't or can't it's not the managers fault. We are skilled and have knowledge...but we are certainly no miracle workers by any means ! |
| 5. Written by Chris, on 06-04-2009 10:08 Judging from your typing skills, it would appear that you are, indeed, an idiot. Publix managers are some of the most well-trained managers you will find in a retail environment. It's also very apparent that you don't understand retail management in any way, or you would see the benefit of getting rid of dead weight. Finally, should raises be given to those you describe as "dead weight"? That seems to be what you implied... |
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