Australia Post Reviews

Pros

Good pay for those starting between 6-6.25am (15% loading). Short hours for delivery officers, no work to take home. Early shifts mean rest of the day is free. Good for uni students.

Cons

Will hire just about anyone. Don't address issues such as bad personal hygiene and more importantly, people slacking off and letting responsibilities fall to their teammates. With the delivery of mail and parcels, there is a lot of handballing of responsibility - no one wanting to own up to being the one that sorted mail wrong, so finding the source of a problem and rectifying it is a problem. Promotional opportunities are scarce and given mostly to the 'in' crowd, ie family members and friends, people who suck up to upper management. AusPost policies are often not enforced once they're made.

Advice to Senior Management

Ensure policies are being followed, particularly when they affect (especially financially) the customers. Promote a good work ethic and encourage managers to reprimand those not working to Australia Post standards, particularly when other people rely on their input.

Pros

- friendly work culture (mostly)
- finishing your allocated mail early means you can get home earlier
- being outdoors

Cons

- work is highly repetitive
- due to being on the road all the time there is a large risk factor involved
- the mail has to get delivered no matter if it's extremely hot, cold, raining, hail etc.

Advice to Senior Management

Provide more internal opportunities.

Pros

- Flexible hours, if you finish the work early, you get to go home.
- Friendly atmosphere.
- Decent pay for the work involved (casual rates).

Cons

- Can be dangerous.
- Pay can be average (salary)
- Pressure can be an issue.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep looking after your employees.

Pros

Working environment can be pleasant at times!

Cons

Management at all levels appear to be bullying and operating on the it's "our way or the highway" philosophy the slightest infringement results in "counselling" the result of this is poor morale in many areas of this once great employer.
Promotion within Australia Post is not always on merit, there are many examples of incompetence being rewarded, a "yes" person can go a long way at AP. Also be aware they use psychometric testing for job applicants which as we are all aware doesn't always result in the best person being recruited.
A final word AP have volumes of operating manuals but don't expect them to abide by them, management responsibility at Australia Post is an alien concept

Advice to Senior Management

You can still get your bonus without bullying and intimidating your staff!