Overworked, underpaid, with little chance of career progression. - Anonymous employee Mainfreight Employee Review

1.0
May 28, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some genuinely good people in this company, it's just a shame they're all brainwashed by the 'blue blood' con. If you have no options after finishing University, these guys will take you.

Cons

Revolving door for graduates. Huge annual intake with very few opportunities for progression. The salary is at least 20% below market and the working week is a minimum of 50 hours. Worst of all is the drinking culture within the company - you've never seen a room full of so many drunk people until you've been to a mainfreight function.

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Many! Stay clear of this organization. This is the most toxic place I’ve ever worked. If you are considering a sales role here, DO NOT DO IT. It will be the biggest mistake of your life. They micromanage the hell out of you and you are NOT treated as an adult here. No one meets their goals in the domestic division and there’s a reason why - the product sucks! As a result, employees are seen as “not working” and ridiculous measures are put into place to try to “improve” goals. It’s such a joke. People are constantly talking about you behind your back and you’re always walking around cracked egg shells. Everything is blamed on the sales team for a consistently unprofitable P&L. Branch Managers are king and completely humiliate you in front of others. And if you leave, especially to another carrier, you are SHUNNED and look down. As if you can’t make a decision like a real adult to leave what makes sense for your family. Stay far away… run.

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