Animates Retail Assistant - Retail Sales Assistant Animates Employee Review

2.0
Jan 16, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great manager support in certain stores.

Cons

Terrible pay, no pay rise beyond government minimum wage increase after 4 years of service. Part-timers are paid the same as full-timers and key holders, thus no incentive to move up in the company. From my knowledge Managers and Assitant Managers get paid very minimally too.

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3.0
Jan 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The coworkers are amazing and super fun to work with. Vet discount is amazing and store discount is good too.

Cons

Management and customers aren’t always great.

3.0
Dec 8, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Heaps of things to learn, very varied work (for retail). Generally positive customers because they're happy to talk about their pets. Typically upbeat, lively, fun role on a day to day basis. Ideal as a short term thing or part time whilst at uni etc. Do not learn management from them, you will be taught the wrong things.

Cons

Poor management culture from store level to regional. Lots of bullying. Lots of favouritism. Lots of deeply insecure lower levels managers who can't handle a challenge without making things personal. Have known managers to drive to people's houses and check that they are home on a sick day. Blatant power tripping and it's celebrated amongst the management team as being a good thing.

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