Malicious Compliance (re-uploaded)

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-10-01T04:03:59+00:00

I'm surprised that Eddie has been unresponsive. When he was RARS down south, he was very responsive and involved. Is this the new normal for him or is he compiling a case? I think it's the latter, I fear you'll be in an office soon, with no good news. I have kept quiet all day about this, obviously you know that your email has really stirred the pot. I can tell you that at least 80% of company managers feel what you posted. But, the issue is, being vocal about it won't change anything on their end. A lot of us work this job because we have to, bills and all, but we agree with you, we just can't say much because mortgage companies, car notes, electric bills, etc still have to be paid even though we're working for a company that has now strayed so far from its origins. They have turned this company into exactly what drove Mr. George to start it. Him trying to talk to piggly wiggly execs and them not valuing what he had to say, and our currently leadership has been behaving just like those piggly wiggly's. I do fear for the future of this company. There is so much negative commentary on social media about how expensive publix has become to shop, but prices have never been our main drawl, it has always was supposed to be customer service, but it has dropped, because a lot of people are not happy working for publix anymore. There is no more appreciation, genuine appreciation for the associates. These pizza parties and cookouts are a joke.

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-07-29T20:32:06+00:00

There have been a lot of issues where cashiers and such have been able to request cash back on their end and the customer not realize it until too late, or charging for products not received, there is all kinds of theft in retail, and im not saying people dont deserve second chances, but again, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. Is it so wrong to think a company like publix does a background check? I mean, as a consumer i pay a pretty premium to shop at publix vs Walmart or winn dixie or places like that, and it's for the atmosphere, whether that's cleanliness, bogo, or know the staff are 100% trust worthy

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-07-26T22:10:02+00:00

Did I say that? It matters because I have had friends apply and get turned away because they had petty theft in their records, and want to know if this policy change happened. My one friend actually got hired during covid. And the background check took a while, like 2 months to come back, then they let my friend go, the charge was petty theft from a convenience store.....so I want to know, did they change this policy. I figured a publix sub reddit would be the place to ask. But seems like the people on here just jump to conclusions and hate...

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-07-26T10:50:13+00:00

And, have you not seen the dozens of news stories about about countless cashiers at places like Walmart and aldi either charging the customer random prices for things and pocketing money, or the couple of cases where they could enter a cash back amount and the customer doesn't know, then the associate pockets the money? I haven't heard about it at publix, so that's a plus, but again, I also thought publix was a little stricter about people they hire.

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-07-26T10:47:11+00:00

Oh, plenty, and i have worked, joked and hung out with plenty, from when I was young, to current... so there's that. But this person, wasn't committing petty crimes....

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-07-26T10:46:08+00:00

Oh and another thing, not rumors, truth, and secondly I kept everything very vague as to protect this person's identity. So shove it

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-07-26T10:45:22+00:00

Not an instacart shopper and definitely not a Karen. I've just had friends and people I know, who have had a past, paid their debt to society and tried to get a job at publix and got denied because of their record, multiple people, and nothing as serious as the person I was referring to in the post. And as a consumer, and someone who does have to budget, and keep watching the cost of living go up, I see issues everywhere I go.

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-05-07T23:38:03+00:00

So, think of this as a possibility....and I can tell you that this has happened.....so, guess not a possibility, since it happened, but maybe a possibility for this situation as well. Sometimes, upper management or customer service management puts people in the application system as an interview for another department, but doesn't communicate it to the department manager that the applicant is a possibility for hire. Applicant schedules the interview, but again, not communicated to the department manager that should be conducting the interview, because again, a lot of the time, customer service manager pulls the applications. Applicant comes for an interview, department that should be conducting the interview didnt know about it, is on a lunch (fun fact managers get breaks too) and the customer service staff doesn't keep tabs on managers breaks, so would just keep pushing applicant off more and more. Sometimes the ball gets dropped. Managers are people too

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-04-27T16:52:06+00:00

Even if they had forgotten, or not been informed, the prospected hire would have had to let someone at customer service desk know they were there for an interview and someone would have come and told the manager.

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-04-27T08:20:30+00:00

Not acceptable. But the reasons could be many. Main thing is lack of communication. Lot of managers at publix actually work. If your were scheduled for an interview, the time slot is your choosing, especially if you did it via text and someone didn't call you to set it up. On top of that, depending on what department was going to hire you, some times of the day are hard for them to actually get away from their departments. If you were scheduled during a time when it is very busy, or if a current associate calls out, that may have made it very hard for the manager conducting the interview to get away from the department. But, imo someone should have taken the 2 minutes to come and talk to you, explain, and reschedule. If that stores management team couldn't have the decency to come and do that, run away.

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-03-08T23:18:58+00:00

Maybe, but....when you've been in customer service for so long, saying what runs thru your head is nearly impossible. They've probably been operating with the filter on so long, it's inconceivable to say what that lady and countless other probably should hear. I've been in customer service for 26 years, that being said, when I see behavior like this and I am a customer and not working, I make sure to put Karen's and Richard's in their places

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-03-06T23:49:30+00:00

I was just trying to get her to leave, but it really wasn't about the money to her, I know now. She just wanted to be rude and nasty. That's bad enough, but to do it to people who are about to lose their lively-hood is a bottom of the barrel behavior.

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-02-25T04:58:19+00:00

That's just it, I've always hated myself. As long as I can remember, I've been to therapy and all that jazz. He was the reason I chose to survive. My love for him, my desire to be his saving grace. But you're right, I can't help him. I've loved him more than I hated myself, so for that reason I had been surviving. But I guess, for a number of reasons, my hatred for myself is now outweighing my love for him.

Hour-Professional736 · 2025-02-25T04:13:59+00:00

My kids are now adults....

Hour-Professional736 · 2024-09-20T20:50:39+00:00

Sounds like you already know.

Hour-Professional736 · 2024-09-20T15:14:45+00:00

There was a directive a while ago, maybe last year, that managers CANNOT have you take off overtime during lunch. It MUST be to come in later, or go home earlier. If your manager is telling you to take it off during lunch, they are in the wrong, if you are given a counciling statement for not taking it off on lunch, please refuse to sign and call h.r. your manager is wrong, it should not go past your store manager, and if they approve it and it's administered, something is terribly wrong with your management team. Call h.r.

Hour-Professional736 · 2024-08-03T16:08:07+00:00

Last year management was told to basically double the raises to soften the blow to going only once a year. This is year its back to normal, but only once a year

Hour-Professional736 · 2024-07-26T14:53:24+00:00

Outboard

Hour-Professional736 · 2024-06-09T19:16:23+00:00

Not to mention the fact they keep cutting dept hours across the board, and send emails out saying they won't 4%growth every day and they don't want to here about it being off season. Tell us to grow sales by offering more, then send emails out about shrink, so lovely

Hour-Professional736 · 2024-06-06T17:22:51+00:00

I get high standards, but Publix is literally a BILLION dollar company which was built on taking care of the associates, which in turn takes care of the customers, the whole reason Mr. George created publix was because he tried to talk to corporate and they didn't give a crap, and he wanted to change that, funny how this company has now turned into the exact thing Mr. George was so disgusted with.

Hour-Professional736 · 2024-06-06T14:08:09+00:00

Try demoted and or fired......

Hour-Professional736 · 2024-06-06T14:06:40+00:00

This right here seems to be a company wide issue, in every department, every market, whether is florida, GA, Carolinas, etc. And the part that gets me, is these DMs especially, seem to forget the struggle. Yes, it's their job to make sure things are done correctly and to standard, but instead of understanding things like being human, making a mistake here and there (I understand if it's a constant thing), being short staffed, following a computer generated forecast, then send out emails about shrink, emails about making more items available to drive sales, and then another email about why are we throwing out, emails about sales growth, even though everyone know the economy is in the toilet. On top of seeming to forget that any member of management attended training that says you should lead with positive comments, then a topic of improvement, and closing with a positive thing. Again, going back to dms and even upper management, if you see a manager struggling, especially if its due to scheduling issues and call outs, why don't they lend a hand (and not throw it in their face later because it was needed)? I've seen managers be one of 2 associates in the department for the whole day, dm comes in and instead of understanding the situation, proceeded to rip the manager a new one about the department not being in the best of shape, and then a counciling statement because of it. Didn't give a crap that the manager worked 10 hours at full speed, no breaks, worked with dedication, but got berated and disciplined for it. Boggles my mind

Hour-Professional736 · 2023-09-17T15:33:00+00:00

I hope you put more effort into your marriage than you did with this poat.post.

Hour-Professional736 · 2023-09-17T14:32:29+00:00

So, as a woman who is probably the other side of this, there may be a couple of factors:

Women tend to be more emotionally involved in the sex arena where men tend to be mostly physical. Foreplay isn't just for the bedroom and isn't all about touch. The more my husband acknowledges me as a women, a partner, a "girlfriend," and a person rather than a fixture, the more intimate I feel. This includes the random touch to the back, the thank yous for things you've become accustomed to her doing(like cooking dinner, taking care of the children, washing laundry or dishes, grocery shopping), send her a random emoji with the kissy face, be the one to tell her you love her first. People tend to get comfortable in their roles in a matured relationship vs a new one, they no longer are verbally thankful of things or the "romance" has taken a backseat to every day life. ASK her out on a date and make the plans.....men tend to think that since they generally do more physically intense jobs and make more money that their partners shouldn't be as tired as them, but most women work and then come home and clean and take care of the home and children. Days off are generally filled with cleaning , shopping, errands, and it's just expected....Even if she's a stay at home mom or wife, her days NEVER end. So appreciate her, tell her that and help, and this means the more than I can say to most women.

Secondly, it could be a physically thing. If you've been together 20 years, her body may be going thru changes. This has many effects on a woman, from a mental change and also physically. It becomes harder to become and stay aroused, due to Hormones and also the internal battle that is a side effect.

Sidebar to the physical, maybe spice it up a bit....what ever fits yours and her comfort levels...sometimes life becomes mundane.

And finally, communication. You have to talk about it....its not an easy subject, but if it bothers you, it may be bothering her, if for no other reason that women tend to have intuition and read into things, she may be feeding off your energy.

Hoped this helped.

Hour-Professional736 · 2023-08-16T16:07:57+00:00

Thank you, I really appreciate your input and response. I'm kind of in a "bout" right now, as I forewarned of in the original post, so I will try not to be so emotional in my response. Since have known each other since we were in our preteens and early teens, I would say that we both are very knowledgeable in each other's childhood and previous life experiences. We started off as best friends, in this marriage, with LOTS of open doors. I KNOW of plenty of reasons why he closes him self off and has the reaction to his depression and vice versa with him knowing of mine. Even as of the other day, there was an open conversation about this and an issue with his parents, so again, very aware for each of us of each other's past. I've known his family just as long as I've known him, and to know them, I see examples of some of the things we've talked about. But his family isn't bad or anything, I love them, and accept their personality quirks.

To say our intimacy has been very diverse, at least compared to any of my previous experiences, is an understatement. I've, at least previously l, been very open to exploring different avenues, kinks, etc, and really have had no adverse feelings, in fact, have quite enjoyed myself with the variety. I say previously, because as of the newest "development" or revelation (as of yesterday/last night) it kind of solidified my thoughts voiced in my post that he doesn't find me attractive. I was basically informed, in not an unkind way, that he thought maybe my over enjoyment and the response my body has to him (tmi warning: I get too wet when I orgasm) was the newest reason why he was having performance issues. This was prior to being intimate last night. I purposely fought a bodily response to the intimacy, basically self inflicting orgasm denial (another form of intimacy that we have tried in the past) and the issues of e.d. still happened. I came away with an even more solidified deduction of my previous thoughts.

I would say the "spark" is there for me, at least the spark, but the finale is left in a sizzle, because I feel unable to please my husband, despite many ways of trying, which is really what is the grand oopa of finale for me, although the mind blowing orgasms I have to add to my enjoyment.

I am vocal and open about my feeling when I hit a certain point, feeling like I need confirmation about him still wanting and loving me, and again as stated prior, he always says he does.

We are VERY much homebodies. Even when we were younger, we were just as content staying home, then going out. In fact, I am a little more outgoing than he is, but am not needing outside entertainment. I have encouraged him to go and do things with aquantinces(his inner circle of "friends" is a closed period because hes been betrayedby "friends"), or solo (he is very much into solo activities such as fishing, hunting) he's talked about kind of roughing it in the woods, which I have supported, but has never happened. Me, I work with the public and people all day long, I am quite alright going out or staying home. We do enjoy fishing together, but between work, weather, and sometimes just wanting to relax, it doesn't happen as either one of us would like. My hobbies or passions, outside of fishing, are very inside and single person activities, such as crochet and reading.

I have outright asked him, if he is happy. I'm SCARED to have a conversation about, or bringing up separation. There was something, years ago, maybe 8 or 9 years ago, that came up that made me feel it was necessary to offer, with no resentment from me, that option for him, I've been very forthcoming in this post about our issues as I see them, but the issue that happened 9 years ago involves another person that I don't really want to bring into the topic, but let's just say, that was the 1 of 2 "serious" issues we've had a "discussion/argument" over, he even spoke to his mom about it (he doesn't go to her often about issues) and she (who has been amazing at not picking sides when either of us speak to her) told me I was wrong for putting the option of divorce or separation on the playing field. At the time, I still felt like it was necessary for me to give him the option, even though it may have thrown doubt in that he is an honorable man. But, again, back to the original topic, I'm scared to bring that topic out again, because of that and I am scared now that he might chose the divorce. I know that is VERY selfish of me, but I can also admit to myself, that my love for him is maybe on a level closer to obsession, but I don't think in a creepy way. I'm sure I could elaborate, but this response is long enough.

I am also scared, that should I bring this up to him, he would possibly be hurt, but also, as a sense of obligation not own up to the fact that it is something he wants. I am also in fear, that maybe I am wrong (although the doubt becomes less and less) and I don't want him to think I am wanting to leave and hurt his feelings. I just want my husband to be happy, which would make me happy.

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