Publix: The Value Of Honesty

Honestly, is honesty for suckers? Sad to say but for the most part yes. People are just plain greedy; everyone from a single person to a million dollar company everyone wants the most money with the least amount of effort. This has led to a world of dishonest, lazy, cheap individuals, making those who put in effort look dumb for trying much harder for the same or worse results. Kids start off cheating their way through school and end up selling fake copies of the hangout at a car wash. As much as I don’t like this the fact is honesty has become the tool of those who wish to achieve less. People these days’ value low prices and don’t care who they hurt because of it. A great example of how honesty is for suckers would be to name the two most popular grocery stores in America, Walmart and Publix, and examine how they operate. Publix is a company based on the belief that focusing on customer service will make people want to spend more in their store. Publix has been open for over eighty years and has over eleven hundred stores to date,
Today’s business tycoons are a prime example. They cheat, lie and bribe their way to make their millions. Or even the average construction workers will use cheap materials to get a job done under budget and leave the owner responsible for when it falls apart. Why should he care he got paid made his money and has moved on to the next job. Or the high school kid who cheats on every test and get praised for his good grades. I’m sure he has one million excuses why he can’t learn so cheating is the only option. Then the kid that actually tries doesn’t do as well and the one who cheats gets rewarded. The sad fact is that we as a species let dishonesty become the norm and now we live in a world of dishonest people waiting to make a buck at someone else’s expense. We need to fix this problem or our society before we become a people of deception who can’t trust each