Woolworths Limited Reviews

Pros

great hours for doing uni

Cons

hard physical work to meet targets

Advice to Senior Management

don't forget the little guys who work very hard

Pros

good money, friendly atmosphere, enjoyable

Cons

always lacking funds to hire staff

Advice to Senior Management

be more responsive to workers and less demand to do things that cant be propely done

Pros

relaxed work, nothing to think about pretty much, you could enjoy your day, and wait for your customers to come up

Cons

very dull, boring job to be honest, you stand there all day and can't go anywhere comparing to most other staff.

Advice to Senior Management

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Pros

there is very good Career variation

Cons

location of office is to far from the City

Pros

With the combination of personal drive and desire to want a happy, secured and successful life, you can safely entrust your time and energy in their palms to give you a career that offers that fulfillment, with a cultivated attitude.

Cons

Don't expect to not get your hands dirty! Be patient with yourself. It will take time and lots of repetitive work to progress and show management your growth capabilities.

Advice to Senior Management

As a manager try to understand employees personal situations if affecting work performance. If they can talk it out while working it can release their stresses and then do a more effective job.

Pros

Professional development
Improvement of technical skills. Lot of opportunities to work on different projects. Worked on different areas.

Cons

Too many level of management

Advice to Senior Management

Provide more opportunities for career advancement. Communicate changes openly. Otherwise people will rely on gossip.

Pros

Reasonable hours and flexibility. Job security.

Cons

Poor managment. Poor this and poor that.

Advice to Senior Management

Get a clue.

Pros

Customer interactions at its best. The pay is fine. Most of my store managers are friendly and always there to lend a hand and listen to complaints from staff members.

Cons

Dealing with upset and rude customers. Sometimes, they don't provide enough staff members to get through the day. Sometimes, there's so much work to do, and there's so little time to do it. But I guess it differs from store to store.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire more staff members. Hire competent managers.

Pros

entry level for customer service skills . . . . . . ... . . . . .. .. .

Cons

dodgy contracts. i.e permanent working casual hours. . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . .. .

Advice to Senior Management

management is too old fashioned. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .

Pros

1. broad career option - from retails to hospitality
2. clean
3. systematic - all processes are fully documented and up-to-date

Cons

1. structure - too big to be dynamic. this is particularly true when come to change. one of the famous quotation: leave as it is if it is not broken.

Advice to Senior Management

I experienced a combination of leadership style: some are second to none while others were shocking. i respect those lead by example.