Harvey Norman Employee Reviews

Loved working here, learnt a lot about people and products. Your step in to the corporate world. You can grow a lot working for the company. Always different.

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Don't work here if you can avoid it - bosses play favourites and if you not in the in group then forget it

Operations Manager (Former Employee) - Norman, AU - 23 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Staff are good and staff discount is okWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Being watched like a hawk and getting messages about the littlest thing outside of work hours. Little to no training and expected to know everythingWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Toxic. Depends upon the franchisee you get but when some are absent for extended periods and expect you to answer at any hour of the day - it's a bit of a jokeWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Busty - help here and help there - do this and do that - help out on sales floor but get no extras

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Awful.

Cashier (Former Employee) - Bundall QLD - 17 September 2023

I worked as a cashier. The system was incredibly complicated & slow. Lack of training & you get abused by everyone. Staff would yell at each other in front of customers! You would constantly feel below all the other staff because you were a cashier & any mistakes sales people would make us cashiers would get blamed. My manager never had anything good to say about us. Would always complain and yell.

Pros

Good pay

Cons

Horrible Work Environment

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bad

Sales Representative (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 16 September 2023

Fast past, management had no connection to staff even a personal level, favoritism people than others, no culture, competitive environment,and toxic, going home was the best part.ConsToxic , HN knows the loop holes to remove staff

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Very toxic, very competitive

SALES CONSULTANT (Former Employee) - Mandurah WA - 11 September 2023

Fast past, management had no connection to staff even a personal level, favoured certain people than others, no culture, competitive environment,and toxic, going home was the best part.

Pros

None

Cons

Toxic environment, HN knows the loop holes to remove staff

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Run by salesmen, no concern for customers

Warehouse Assistant (Former Employee) - Maroochydore QLD - 30 August 2023

Working in the warehouse we were told to put floor stock back in boxes and deliver as new, normally to customers the sales staff felt wouldn't notice (elderly). Management didn't care as long as sales were being made. Massive staff turnover as anyone with ethics didn't last long.

Pros

Staff discount

Cons

Lying to customers

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Good for tech, bad for furniture

Retail Sales Assistant (Former Employee) - Alice Springs NT - 28 August 2023

I would caution against considering a role in the furniture section. I had a negative experience there, as I was unexpectedly terminated without any explanation or prior notice. The work environment appeared to lack fairness, and the overall atmosphere felt unsupportive. However, if you are interested in the tech section, I would encourage you to pursue it. The individuals there come across as friendly, supportive, and enjoyable to collaborate with.

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Fairwork should step on

Sales Assistant (Former Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 25 August 2023

bad toxic place to work. No reward rate and good pay rate you won’t be making much moneykpis are very hard. Dont ever work here in this place. No good placd

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Vile place to work

Warehouse/sales (Former Employee) - Thomastown VIC, sunshine, maribyrnong, Melbourne QV - 11 August 2023

I worked for multiple Harvey Norman’s over the years. The culture is demanding and unrewarding. Management is unrealistic. Obnoxious to put it gently. Minimum award wage. Also worked at a Domayne in the Gold Coast in the Warehouse and that was a decent experience.

Pros

Minimum wage. No work/life balance

Cons

Vile work culture.

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Very good

Sales Assistant (Former Employee) - Geelong VIC - 10 August 2023

Amazing time there highly recommend great place to work.Lots of training chance for progression and great friends are made there. Great foot in the door for any sales

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Stable and Engaging Workplace

Sales Assistant (Current Employee) - Midland WA - 10 August 2023

A good mix of computer and physical skills, as well as learning on the go with thorough training on product knowledge. An all rounder for developing skills for sales, retail and business management.

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Excellent

Technical Officer (Current Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 6 August 2023

Excellent place to work, great work culture and team mates, growth-oriented and access to learning and self development. Would recommend if you like to grow

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Fun and safe workplace

Labourer (Casual) (Former Employee) - Laverton VIC - 14 July 2023

Great place, great team, safety is also good dans perfect. Great pay rate with many opportunities. Everyone feel concerned about the work that we are doing.

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Toxic workplace and no support

Furniture salesperson (Current Employee) - Sunshine VIC - 29 June 2023

The pay is ok, you shouldn’t expect a good pay unless you sell well that week. The workplace is toxic as everyone is competing for sales. There was a lot of drama between staff. Starting here was extremely intimidating as there was a lot of pressure to sell a good amount.

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Team is amazing but pay rate isn’t good.

Warehouse Storeperson (Former Employee) - Broadmeadows VIC - 26 June 2023

For a company of its size it truely needs to review salary according to 2023 working at this job you need to make sure you don’t have 1300 out going per month other wise you’d be living on the street. I’ll be fair and say warehouse team is very good multicultural and can have a laugh. DO NOT WORK HERE. WAS PROMISED PROGRESSION NEVER GOT IT.

Pros

Good team

Cons

Garbage pay

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no

Full Time Cashier (Current Employee) - Penrith NSW - 12 June 2023

dont work here its just not worth it. little benefits and minimum wage to be overworked and do more than what the job application states. not worth the paltry pay and abuse from customers

Cons

everything

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fun

Sales Assistant (Former Employee) - City of Parramatta NSW - 12 June 2023

fun work environment with people to hang out with, good bonus and incentives if targets are met. however it can be a hard environment to work in to always try reach goals.

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fun and entertaining culture

Clerk (Former Employee) - Kingsford NSW - 9 June 2023

very nice. I would highly recommend this place for any youngsters to work at. However, I would reccomend people stay away if they are older due to various back reason

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good

Hard worker (Former Employee) - Jimboomba QLD - 9 May 2023

nice manager very good place to work at. Customers are nice too. Nice pay and good employers. The pay is also good and overall it is also a great place to work at

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Very Nice place to work

Sales Assistant (Current Employee) - Mildura VIC - 28 April 2023

Co workers are great, hours aren't bad. Overall I'd recommend. Lifting the furniture off the truck could be a little difficult at times but it was OK.

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Not worth it

Warehouse staff (Current Employee) - Balgowlah - 19 April 2023

I am not being paid enough. There are no options to advance and no pay raise. I was offered a forklift licence and never recieved one. Work long hours, barely enough to make a living. You will not get a raise unless you try to quit.