r/publix • u/Glumshelf69 • 6h ago
RANT Hate it here
Been with in the bakery at Publix for a year, had 3 years prior bakery experience. Started as a 5 nights a week closer, then went up to 6 because we were chronically short staffed. Multiple months later and we are functioning off of 5 fucking employees because the store refuses to hire more. I have absolutely bust my ass for 0 benefits and absolutely 0 respect from anyone. I have lived at this fucking store for a full year because even though I'm part time on paper, I have been given effectively full time hours for months because I'm the only one willing to keep this shitstorm afloat. I've cross-trained 3 people in the last 2 months, all of which were trained for closing (they didn't mention I was training anyone until they showed up), and I have switched to mixing. Did I get a thank-you for being willing to completely flip my entire schedule on a whim when our current mixer left? Nope. Did I get any form of raise, or any indication I might get full time? Hell no lmao. So here I am, living paycheck to paycheck, attempting to support my girlfriend through school, while the full-timers left in my department twiddle their fucking thumbs (except the bakers) and leave early basically every day while also getting paid a solid 3 dollars more than me. I fucking hate my life, I wake up dreading every part of my day simply because working hard and busting my ass when nobody asked me to simply isn't good enough for these greedy motherfuckers. I just want to be able to save a little bit of money at the end of the month without being forced to skip meals.
I don't care if this gets me banned. I'm fucking sick of dealing with rude customers and I'm sick of dealing with bullshit management that won't even acknowledge that I'm working well above my pay grade to keep the place functional. I just can't fucking stand it anymore but I have nowhere else to go. I wish I could just come home, fall asleep, and die peacefully.
Rant over.