Nothing but a bum on a seat, do not reccomend - Phlebotomist QML Pathology Employee Review

1.0
Oct 3, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Most other (non supervisor/management) girls are lovely Did it for the patients Good for trainee nurses

Cons

-Supervisors expect too much -all management and supervisors are bullys -terrible pay for a widening scope of tasks -this company are fighting the union against a payrise, the last one we got was this year after it was discovered by acc ours expired 6 years ago and they had been paying employees below minimum wage for healthcare -they ask you to travel to places over 40mins away, don't get paid the petrol or tolls -start early, finish late with only one half hour break (if your lucky) -don't get paid to stay back, but have to keep the door open for customers to come in until the exact times listed on the doors. If you go to lunch 10 mins late due to someone walking in too bad, you are expected to be back 20 mins later, or if a patient (or several) walk in right on close you have to treat them, then do all your cleaning packing etc WITHOUT getting paid for it. They tell you you get paid for this and you never do - never got the entitled tea break in 4.5 years of working there due to listed above opening times loophole (not allowed to lock door) but you are the only person working -one person in super busy clinics alone -paid too little to have to stand in a bathroom with drug users pee into a cup, this is very intimidating as you are usually working alone and some of them make inappropriate comments or when you exit the bathroom with them all other patients in waiting room are staring at you -not allowed time off -no help from hr team regarding anything -Terrible for anyone with a (especially young) family, I was yelled at when i needed to call and cancel a shift to pick up my 2yo from daycare when he was sick, was told to leave a carseat at my daycare to have someone else pick him up because my husband and i only had one carseat, was asked why i couldn't work full time because of his age, etc. -not worth the daycare/travel costs for the wage -rung up or emailed about any little mistake, yet never acknowledged for great work or customer reviews -not given support, if any complaints or incidents occur you are accused and threatened by management rather than getting both sides -would not recommend, go to a hospital or any other company as they pay more -always short staffed because staff quit u y

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1.0
May 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I literally can’t think of anything

Cons

-Upper management is horrible. -very limited parking, although becoming better as more people quit. -Pay not competitive -benefits not competitive (only 2 weeks paid mat/pat leave) -Mould on the ceilings not dealt with, often have health issues due to the work environment -Very slow fixing any repairs. Bathroom door in the ladies was broken for almost a week. And that was the fastest repair I’ve seen. -Colleagues have stolen people’s lunches and containers from the shared fridges with no consequences - not provided with any spare cutlery in the work kitchen. If you forget yours too bad, even though it is a legal requirement for larger businesses (which QML qualifies as)

1.0
Nov 21, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good parking, and that's really about it. A few decent and lovely people here.

Cons

Men in dresses allowed to use women's toilets, tall poppy syndrome, managers afraid of highly skilled and intelligent people, unwilling to properly train them out of fear of looking inferior. Terrible food and coffee in the cafe, worked like a dog. Nasty and jealous women. HR won't take your complaint seriously, in trouble for talking too much and laughing at work. Wouldn't even recommend this place to a recovering drug addict. Night work is a requirement as well as weekend work.

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