BIG W

BIG W Employee Review

Toxic

Casual Store Assistant (Former Employee) - Coffs Harbour Plaza NSW - 19 November 2022

If you're one of the "gang" or family, you're ok. You're expected to work across the whole store, even though there was only one job you actually applied for. That's unethical at best. You're thrown in the deep end and then bullied if you have to ask for help. And not just by "team members", but the line managers too. Pathetic! Training is a joke. These people couldn't run a chook raffle. So much for "family", and "team". There's no understanding, empathy etc like they spout, they're 100% deluded if that's what they think. I hated being there. Not a good place to work because of the people there. It occurred to me that you have to be a certain "type" to work in big w(the ones in their little cliques anyway!)Don't work there if you value yourself and mental health.

Pros

"Some" people are nice there.

Cons

Pretty much everything.

Ratings by category

2.0 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance

2.0 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits

1.0 out of 5 stars for Job Security/Advancement

1.0 out of 5 stars for Management

1.0 out of 5 stars for Culture

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