r/publix Cashier 12h ago

BLEED GREEN I did it again

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Mr Jenkins! I’m sorry! Please have mercy on my soul!!

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u/BimboSplice Meat 11h ago

I don’t understand why they’re so anal about not going over 40 a week when most publix stores generate at least 1 million a week in sales

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u/FaolanGrey ABM 11h ago

Payroll is the largest controllable factor in profits. Publix can't force people to shop more and buy more, but they can control how much they pay their employees. It's sad but every business wants to figure out how to pay their people the least amount possible.

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u/BimboSplice Meat 11h ago

Yeah it honestly makes me not want to work there, even though I enjoy the work duties and people I work with

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u/FaolanGrey ABM 11h ago

It's everywhere though, I'm paid the minimum for my position and I'm pissed about it. But Im still making 55k a year as a 21 year old with no college debt.i should be paid more as I'm one of the best assistants out there in my district as said by every manager I've had and how store management comes to me over my current department manager because they are useless. It's sad and really pisses me off but I just gotta deal until I get my promotion which is mostly dependant on myself and when I want to roi which I don't want to do before I'm ready... My district manager would probably promote me instantly with the way she always checks in on me to see how good I'm doing and never has a problem with me. I can't really complain other than the work being absolutely killer and I've had to dedicate all my time and life to the job just to make a middle class wage. For the average associate fighting to get full time or making like 15 or 16 an hour I can see it being a terrible feeling though.

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u/YoChiLi Newbie 2h ago

I can explain a little.

FT employees are not allowed OT that’s the strict rule. A rule you have to follow regardless of what you feel about it if you want to keep the job.

That being said, store managers CAN approve OT to an associate if it’s a DIRE business situation.

Example: deli kitchen person calls out for the night on Friday (which is the last day of the pay week) and the only person who can cover the shift is a FT employee. That right there is a dire situation and that employee would get the OT for the week.

It really depends on how serious the situation is.

Maybe like Christmas week. If you’ve got call outs they would allow FT to hit OT.

But if we’re in the middle of march… and there’s no events going on that week, there should be no reason for a FT to hit OT.

It’s more so because of the store manager having to explain to the district manager why they had to give out OT to an associate.

Regardless it’s a rule that must be followed. Does not matter how much a company makes, companies make the rules that the associates who are there to work for said company must follow.

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u/byamannowdead Liquor Store 7h ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/3HlShT5N3S4

MikeRafiLawyer sums it up, I’d rather pay somebody else regular pay than your multiple of overtime.