During these trying times of the Covid-19 virus, Grocery store employees are on the front lines and considered essential workers. Other major companies are giving large temporary raises or flat cash bonuses to their employees to show appreciation for putting themselves at risk.

Publix has rolled out what they call "appreciation pay" which realistically is just an early version of their standard 6 month evaluations. Every 6 months every employee gets an evaluation with a slight pay raise (typically between 25-75 cents). Instead of having your normal 6 month evaluation they decide the pay increase and just tell you what you're earning this time around and skipping the evaluation. The pay raise is permanent but based on performance which is not explained to you (as in not how you performed or what you performed well versus what you performed poorly.), not on the fact you are risking your health and your families health regardless of one persons performance over another.

Managers also tell you not to discuss your raise with other employees as if its an actionable offense within the company.

This "appreciation pay" is a slap in the face. Publix has been weeks and almost months behind with this already and they've just managed to make things worse by giving employees something lackluster. Basically we've been given an early evaluation, which doesn't address the fact that were at risk everyday.

Publix's slogan for employees is "where working is a pleasure". But it doesn't feel like Publix cares about the well being of its employees.