Publix

While on break, a friend and I stopped in at this Publix’s SunTrust Location (SunTrust bank is location on the inside) and to grab a quick bite to eat, but this visit was not so pleasant.
Steven the Deli Manager, politely looked completely over me & another young lady waiting to get assistance at the deli counter. He appeared to be busy when I first walked up, he didn’t acknowledge either of us, but Denise and the gentleman cooking chicken in the back acknowledge and spoke right away. Steven immediately begin helping someone that clearly walked up after us, now I don’t want to insinuate that it was a racial thing, but if it look like a duck and sounds like a duck, 10 times out of 10, its a duck… the woman that walked up behind me happen to be a caucasian woman, so the fact that 2 African American woman were standing there waiting to order food and a Caucasian woman walked up and he stopped what he was doing to make her sandwich right away, posed a problem for me and would make one think there might be some kind of intent. Denise (a woman working in that department, extremely friendly) came over to help after witnessing this herself. After ordering my food, I asked the cashier his job title and to hear that he was the deli manager was more of an insult. I am one of Publix’s biggest supporters (check my Unilocal record — lol) I brag on their deli sandwhiches, cakes and chicken to everyone I know. It would be a shame if I began to feel uncomfortable going into this location, its right up the street from my workplace. The front end manager apologized to me after I expressed my concerns.
I love my Publix’s …get it together Steven!