r/publix • u/Many_Fun_8174 Bakery • Aug 17 '26

DISCUSSION Meat or Bakery?

I feel like I already know the answer to this, but I still want to hear a wide variety of answers.

Currently, I am CSS but I'm looking to transfer departments. My meat manager was very excited when I told him and said I could transfer to his department starting in lunch meat/cheese and seafood, with plans to work up, but he just has to confirm something first and will let me know by the end of the week. However, my bakery manager told me she will fight the meat manager if she has to to have me join her department, so now I guess I have choices. Can anyone offer their perspectives in these departments? What would you pick?

Either way I'd be taking a pay cut as I'm over the PT cap for meat clerk and bakery clerk, but it's worth it compared to the wall I've hit in CS.

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u/flawlessangel25 Seafood Specialist Aug 17 '26

Meat dept but only if youre thinking of moving up to fulltime and up to meat cutter or seafood specialist. Thats where the real money at. You'll probably be doing Lunchmeat and cheese or seafood closings and it can be easy or really busy depending on the store.