so yea,,I DO think they deserve to be on the list again and many more years to come! good job!
-where shopping is a pleasure..

Yes they take care of people, yes they give holiday bonuses, yes they give you stock.

The corporate atmosphere outside corp office is to yell and berate hourly workers as much as you can. If you know someone, or are related to a manager you are fine, otherwise forget about getting promoted. Nepotism runs rampant. Saw it many times, I love it when I see an hourly employee training their manager after they get promoted.

Their benefits are great, but working for the majority of the managers is a less than stellar experience.

You would think that a company with a nondiscrimination policy (because of HUGE past discrimination lawsuits) would be more careful of their practices. However I have been on the receiving end of age discrimination practices three times with Publix.

Fortune combines both corporate structure and store level in this ranking, which makes the results inaccurate. On one hand the “most common job” is a grocery clerk (store level). Yet the survey also says that Publix offers:
**Onsite childcare-NOT AT STORE LEVEL
**Subsidized gym membership-NOT AT STORE LEVEL
**Job sharing program-NOT AT STORE LEVEL
**Compressed Workweek-Unless that means not getting paid your OT hours-NOT AT STORE LEVEL
**Telecommuting-Obviously NOT AT STORE LEVEL

So yes, Publix MAY make the list for corporate employees. But I can assure you, for the hourly wage store employee, working at Publix was NOT a pleasure!

Combining the corporate environment with the store is like comparing apples and broccoli. Store employees would NEVER rate this in the top 100, or even the top 1,000!

Upon starting with the firm each staff member receives a golden ruler with the words “we care” written on the face. Interestingly enough, if you were to ask any staff member, or associate where theirs was they wouldn’t even have to stop to think about it. Some carry it with them in their pocket or audit bag. Others have it prominently displayed in their offices. It is this ruler that governs day to day decision making for all members of the firm. Some at the firm however have misplaced their rulers. Some at the firm have lost their compass. This piece of metal given to staff members, represents the key driving principal of the firm. This is symbolic (unfortunately in these times only symbolic) of the golden rule. To do on to others as you would have them do on to you. Simply put, to care. To care about community, clients, and fellow members of the firm. The firm I am afraid, has become too big to act as a family. Too large to pain share. Too political to act in a manner which is in alignment with its one guiding principal. Maintaining monthly partner draws and capital accounts has become more important than the concept of family and the concept of caring. The ethical concept of reciprocity for both current employees and those that were escorted to the door, has been shattered. For many of us, our lives have been irrevocably changed.

The point you might ask? I am not sure there is one. One typically ends a communication with an action item. A deadline, a due date or a request. Today I have no action items. No due dates. No deadlines. Just spare time. Spare time and disappointment. Something beautiful has been broken.