Big W reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(881 total reviews)

Daniel Hake

56% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Big W has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 881 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Big W employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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881 reviews
2.0
Sep 22, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The actual job itself is easy and the pay is good for what you do. For a second job where you do not care about career progression or feeling a sense of belonging then it can work to some extent.

Cons

The shifts are short (3-4 hours) with barely any opportunity to extend that. If you are called in, it will be on very short notice disrupting your work/life balance. There is heavy favouritism towards certain co-workers. There are way to many employees already that cause mass underemployment. Gossip is widespread and you will feel like you are walking on eggshells. You will never be praised and most importantly, the new way they are handling rosters is cruel and inhumane. Everyone who works casually, aka you, is guaranteed 0 hours. Shifts are put on the company app at random and the first person who accepts it gets it. It creates a 'fight against your co-workers' mentally and relys you to be on your phone 24/7.

1.0
May 18, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are a fake you will fit in great, you will get promoted quick become a creative director in 1 year,ceo in 3 months no experience neede, pls note you will get emotional abused, bullied intimated within the journey but hey on a postive note , you will work with amazing factories in bangledash, china who are not ethically approved factories why wait join big W now

Cons

Cheap clothes ....bullying in wok place. Training ,passion Customer is not j crew America market .

2.0
Nov 8, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work and somewhat good people to work with. Good pay and decent break system.

Cons

Staff discount is rubbish. Management changes every 4-5 months. Store trade has diminished along with stock levels and sales. The company is nothing like it used to be. It is a dying ship. Not long now before it follows masters in woolworths attempts to cover up for all its losses. Most likely the company will be sold in coming years.

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