Bunnings Employee Reviews for Retail Sales Associate

Bunnings is by no means a bad place to work at, although i feel like a decade ago it would’ve been a much more sought after job. It feels as though over the past few years they’ve changed their direction for the future, but for the worse.

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Fun and chill workplace

Retail Assistant (Current Employee) - Chadstone VIC - 20 September 2023

I work on reg or in bsco most of the time, but it’s pretty good, if you need help with anything just ask and someone will come and help, no fuss and make sure to tell someone or ask if you feel like you did something wrong, because then they can fix it for sure.

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Based on 38 survey responses

What people like

Fair pay for job
Inclusive work environment
Feeling of personal appreciation

Areas for improvement

Supportive environment
Sense of belonging
Support from manager

A good stepping stone

Retail Assistant (Current Employee) - Minchinbury NSW - 10 August 2023

Working for bunnings is really flexible. Management can be a little how you going sometimes as it’s all about your personal relationship with them. This could be a blessing or a curse. Meaning that if your a bad worker but a fun person, management is happy to turn a blind eye which can get to some individuals

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Good work team but management are toxic

Retail Team Member (Current Employee) - Victoria - 8 August 2023

Love the team I work with, however, management can be toxic. Very unrealistic expectations. Medium staff turnover. Many people have left due to disagreement with management

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its better than lots of basic retail jobs

Retail Assistant (Current Employee) - Bayswater WA - 1 August 2023

Its better than lots of basic retail jobs. Flexible hrs and can relocate and switch stores instead of finding new job which is nice peace of mind. manager can always be terrible but so is any establishment. can switch roles within the same warehouse due to various different departments and positions.

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Very much a boys club

retail (Former Employee) - Victoria - 26 June 2023

They go on about respect and integrity but don't follow it, leadership have zero care for what actually happens to the team on the floor and hardly ever follow the EBA agreement strongly recommend joining the union if you plan on getting a job in the green box and use them every time you think you've been hard done by because chances are you have, they will just make you belive it's the business requirements.

Pros

Nil

Cons

Everything about the place

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Awesome

Retail Team Member (Current Employee) - Joondalup WA - 23 June 2023

Loved the whole process. It was Friendly, Fun, Informative and Welcoming. They have an awesome team and vibe. They are helpful and caring. They want to make sure you are ok. So you can perform at your best whilst at work.

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bad management and rostering

Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - Narellan NSW - 22 February 2023

management is terrible and their rostering is atrocious, the people that have been there for a while are treated like royalty and if your knew you do everyone dirty work

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Stressful but high pay for casuals

Retail Worker (Current Employee) - Victoria Point QLD - 15 December 2022

Bunnings is a good job fast and always doing something get paid fairly and the managers are productive for the company. But it is hard to get an advancement in bunnings hard to get different training besides the basics and hard to get a good contract as they hire so many casuals and give little shifts. So it’s first in first serve with shifts when they release the available shifts and it creates a toxic environment. But it is a good job flexible

Pros

High pay

Cons

Fake friend environment

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Toxic work environment

Retail (Former Employee) - Raceview QLD - 11 September 2022

If you’re looking for a job that you need to fill in a bit of your life while you work things out this is it. But don’t stay to long. Alright discount on in store items but the salary is below average so there’s no benefit to it.

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Productive

Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - Wagga Wagga NSW - 25 August 2022

I enjoyed my time at Bunnings. Great people to work along side.Great diversity they employe people with a disabilities etc. I worked in registers and meet and greet plus I did theft pervention

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Over worked, micro managed ,limited access to training, poor product knowledge, led by an incompetent leadership team.

Retail (Former Employee) - Tamworth NSW - 6 August 2022

It's a poor career choice. With a very limited opportunity for advancement. Nepotism is rife and management lack integrity. CCTV capture all team members tasks.

Pros

Free parking.

Cons

Poor work/ life balance. If you don't have a life, this is then please apply.

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Fun chill workplace

Retail Sales Assistant (Former Employee) - Bankstown NSW - 1 May 2022

Okay pay, management not the best and fun crew . Flexible hours to work, easy to get annual leave, pay isn’t the best it could be a couple dollars more

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good place to develop customer service,

Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - Marion SA - 13 April 2022

Good leadership program/oppourtunities. Every year they give all staff wesfarmers shares worth one thousand dollars. Good, fair employer. Good award conditions

Cons

Cold/ hot

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Fun place to work people are friendly

Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - Campbelltown NSW - 8 March 2022

Great atmosphere to work in but not enough shifts and roster changes over night making it hard to arrange life outside off work because you don’t know what’s going to happen to the roster or the hours you will be needed good pay for casuals a lot off weekend work they are good to staff dress up days thank you lunches and dinners fun days uniforms supplied like everywhere good and bad points

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Management will dictate your experience.

Retail (Current Employee) - Bellambi NSW - 20 February 2022

Great work environment which is completely up to whether you have a good management team or not. Unfortunately management is often changing and you'll go through periods of bad managers and good ones.

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productive and fun

Retail Assistant (Current Employee) - Sydney NSW - 15 February 2022

management doesn’t consider flexibility in rosters. constant abusive customers expecting you to know everything when barely any training is provided.

Pros

co workers

Cons

stressful

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Fun Workplace and a lot of potential for growth

Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - Melbourne Eastern Suburbs VIC - 12 December 2021

Excellent company to work for. They really look after their team members. A lot of opportunities to grow and advance in career. Would highly recommend

Pros

Bonuses, Gifts

Cons

Bank of Hours

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No work life balance, bullying

Retail Staff (Former Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 2 April 2021

The bonuses are nice when you get them, the discounts are great too, the shares they offer to you after working a year on is good, the team is good, the pay could be better, the banked hours are terrible and never work in your favor, the work life balance is abysmal and non existent, management not leadership is what you usually get and lack of integrity to boot, it's a great place to shop but another thing entirely to work in. My advice don't do it and if you do only short term.

Pros

Dress up days, occasional bonuses, shares and all your entitlements

Cons

No work/ life balance and bad culture

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Good work environment ,work safety paramount,learn many new skills ,certificates of good work awarded when applicable

Sales Team Member (Former Employee) - Victoria - 6 March 2020

Work,with a great team of members,share ideas,support each other,monitor safety of team and customers,learn about new products ,train new members in customer service,put forward new ideas and methods for a more rewarding customer experience, flexible work shifts,

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Amazing workplace

Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - Thomastown VIC - 4 March 2020

The job was amazing The culture was amazing Management worked diligently The hardest part was standing in one spot The most enjoyable part was socialising with young people during my break

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