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4.0

Fun place to work, good team culture

Store Manager - Full Time & sales assistant (Former Employee) – Melbourne VIC – 23 February 2019

My experience at Platypus shoes over all was generally always fun,l great team vibes and culture, always having great music playing to keep your energy levels up. Can be a little, favorable to certain employees in regards to head office management.

Pros

fun place to work

Cons

high KPIs

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1.0

Very unwelcoming and not a fun place to work

Casual Sales Assistant (Former Employee) – Watergardens VIC – 4 April 2019

Very disappointed to see the disgustingly poor management skills in store. I have found this company to be very dog eat dog, not caring about staff and even stealing sales to boost their own stats. Since the management are tight knit amongst themselves, there is an obvious favouritism, causing a clear divide between managers and casuals. This reduces team cohesion and as a result I do not feel like I belong in the team. Very clear that the managers are out for themselves and don’t care about who gets stepped on along the way

Pros

No pros

Cons

No sense of belonging, no team work

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5.0

Platypus

Sales Assistant (Current Employee) – Campbelltown NSW – 3 April 2019

Platypus is a wonderful workplace when all factors are taken in. All staff are amazing as well as the team that work together to encourage and motivate each other. Platypus is a great place to work to build new relationships, be more confident, and gain new skills. Talking to customers has become one of my favourite things to do at work as well as making sure they leave the store with a smile.

Pros

team and management is great, motivation, vibe, teamwork

Cons

can be stressful at times

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1.0

Terrible Management.

Full Time Sales Assistant / Acting 2IC (Former Employee) – Campbelltown NSW – 26 February 2019

I absolutely loved working at Platypus and the culture they were founded on, unfortunately career advancement and management make your life ridiculously miserable. A lot of bias and personal relations that hinder working effectively.

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4.0

Productive workplace with likeminded staff

Sales Assistant (Casual) (Former Employee) – Chadstone + Southland – 13 September 2018

Great team communications within store and productive workplace with likeminded staff. Flexible with casual hours. Loved working with the Chadstone and Southland team !
Always received positive feedback from all customers with my customer service skills and communication.

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2.0

Productive and fun environment

Team Member (Former Employee) – NT – 31 July 2018

Management was not the best but the vibe and meeting unique people every shift was definitely a highlight. More shifts would have been better and less pressure to sell a certain amount of shoes during non-busy days.

Pros

staff discounts

Cons

management

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1.0

Good service and amazing vibe in store

salesperson (Current Employee) – Melbourne City Centre VIC – 5 July 2018

we are pressured to do sales and hit targets, management is bad and they don't care about us and you can never move up the ladder with the company but they will do anything to keep you there even by lies. You could be the best salesperson but they would overlook your hard-work and leave you standing alone. The company over works managers. Managers have favorites in store and if you are not a favorite, you barely get shifts other than that we still have fun on the floor and sell.

Pros

commission and good discounts

Cons

you cannot step up to a new position quick enough

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4.0

Good experience

Christmas Casual Sales Assistant (Former Employee) – Sydney Western Suburbs NSW – 1 April 2018

Platypus shoes has a good job culture and is overall a good experience for a first job or management position. It was easy to balance life and work as they were very considerate.

Pros

working with shoes

Cons

on your feet all day

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4.0

Good vibe, Fun workplace

Sales Assistant (Current Employee) – Eastland Shopping Centre VIC – 14 March 2018

All in all, it's an awesome place to work and lots of fun, but having gone through a few managers, it's a common theme that staff and non-sales type tasks go unnoticed and unappreciated

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4.0

Great Workplace

Team Member (Current Employee) – Chadstone VIC – 28 January 2018

Platypus shoes is a great workplace, it is engaging and sociable. The team you work with are highly supporting and respectful and portrays a sense of community.

Pros

Great People

Cons

Average Pay

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4.0

Fun environment, great product

Retail Assistant (Former Employee) – Melbourne & Gold Coast – 23 January 2018

Working for platypus helped me learn a lot like upskilling my customer service, learnt ways to work faster in a busy foot traffic environment, met alot of great employees along the way and had the opportunity to help set up pop up stores and brand new stores the company had spent millions of dollars on. i just wish their incentives for their staff were better.

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5.0

Best team environment

Sales Assistant (Former Employee) – Parramatta NSW – 25 April 2017

I loved working at Platypus. Getting to engage with customers on a daily basis and working with people who had the same values as you was super incredible! I was taught many new skills and constantly pushed to reach daily targets

Pros

great environment, great discounts off sneakers

Cons

short shifts

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5.0

productive and fun working environment

Casual Sales Assistant (Current Employee) – Preston VIC – 18 April 2017

Platypus is a fun and professional organisation that looks out for their team members and ensures that it is a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable working environment.

Pros

flexibility

Cons

sometimes not enough hours

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5.0

Great for young people to start Retail

Marketing, Visual (Former Employee) – Mt Druitt NSW – 14 February 2017

Had a short amount of time there but from what I seen it would be a great place for someone to start out their retail career. Plenty of growth available. Opening and closes of Platypus store. Visual Merchandising and general upkeep of store. Sales and meeting of KPI's

Pros

Discount on product.

Cons

Quite repetitive work

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3.0

Fun work place

Assistant Manager (Former Employee) – Melbourne VIC – 31 January 2017

A typical day was making sure the store was presented with fresh new stock and making sales. I learnt how to upsell. Management weren't overly supportive. The hardest part of the job was dealing with nasty customers. The mist enjoyable part was working with a great team of people.

Pros

discounts

Cons

long hours

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5.0

Amazing Environment

Sales Assistant (Current Employee) – Perth Hay – 1 December 2016

Absolutely love it! Can't wait to have more shifts! Love meeting new people and always making them leave with a smile on their faces :) Love getting a big sale, makes me and the customer feel great!

Pros

meeting new people!

Cons

Nothing

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4.0

Good job perks

Team Member (Former Employee) – South Wharf VIC – 13 November 2016

Fun work environment, good staff discount and friendly managers. Very busy at christmas time but to be expected. Some difficult store targets and favouritism when it came to shifts but was mostly based on performance

Pros

Staff discount

Cons

You have to approach all customers even if they obviously want to be left alone, store targets were often difficult to reach

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4.0

Lively Store Culture

Sales Team Member (Former Employee) – Liverpool NSW – 28 September 2016

I found my stay with Platypus shoes challenging, enjoyable, and most of all, pleasant. They are an extremely professional company I can recommend to anyone with a passion for sales, shoes etc.

A typical day at work consisted of running the store, more or less. Each individual was just as valuable as the next. Hierarchy was not entirely apparent, and as such every one felt wanted.

The hardest part of the job was most definitely leaving at the end of the day, and as such the most enjoyable part would have to be just being able to be there.

Pros

Wonderful team mates, friendly leaders.

Cons

Salary was perhaps lower than expected.

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5.0

produktivt

Salgs assistent (Former Employee) – Sydney NSW – 27 July 2016

Elsket å jobbe her! Så utrolig gøy, mye trafikk og hyggelige mennesker!

Pros

bra pauser

Cons

mange ansatte

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5.0

Really fun, great team, great dynamic

Sales Assistant (Current Employee) – Southland Centre VIC – 18 April 2016

Management at Platypus is really great, everyone gets treated equally and fairly. Co-workers are roughly all same age and therefore everyone gets along fantastically. Typical day at work includes maintenance of the store and back room; everything is to be kept neat and tidy. Receiving stock and putting it away also consumes some of the day. Visual merchandising is really important as we need to show off what is our best sellers and to promote new styles to generate sales. But customers are the number 1 priority so everything can be paused for a short time until the customer is satisfied. The hardest part of work is having to keep up with a busy store and make sure its clean and tidy at the same time. The most enjoyable time of work is working with my co workers, everyone works as a team and we just generally create a good and positive environment in the store.

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5.0

Fun and vibrant culture, able to be yourself and express yourself

Sales Assistant (Current Employee) – Sydney NSW – 8 March 2016

Having to exhibit high levels of customer service to every customer that entered, learnt to work within a large team. The co-workers are fun and cultured.

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