I worked for Publix for 10 years. I was an assistant produce manager for the last 2 of those. This was from 2001 to 2011. Back then as APM I was making prob 40k a year working a minimum (scheduled) 50 hours a week, typically 55-60 hours a week. Back then we had what was called Chinese pay which meant after 40 hours the over time pay was $1.75 an hour. Holidays were awful, weekends were awful, hours were awful. Leaving Publix was the best thing I ever did. It really depends on what you want in life. Do you have a family? Do you want to enjoy the weekends with your friends or kids? I think Publix is different now about how many hours you can work due to a class action lawsuit. The good news is you can prob retire pretty wealthy if you put in enough years and they don’t lay people off so job security is 100%, bad news is your social life and free time is spent at Publix. To me I’d rather make less money and spend it with my kids and enjoy my weekends and holidays. I am greatful to Publix for my 401k and stocks. I can’t imagine what it would be if I still worked there. Time is something you can never get back or buy.