don't walk away, RUN AWAY! - Tech Lead Aussie Broadband Employee Review

1.0
Oct 15, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free internet, and the entry-level to middle management staff are great people, hard workers, and are humble. Plenty of career opportunity to move up the ranks because people keep leaving.

Cons

Where do I begin. The entire business is in shambles, On the outside they put themselves as being people & quality focus, but behind the curtain they are burning down. This all comes from the Exec level of the business. Business is in no way mature, staff are overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated. Unrealistic timelines are given to staff and they treat their staff terribly. This is all resulting in a sub-par product/projects being delivered both internal and external of the business. I have never worked somewhere which had specific exec's here treat their staff so poorly. If I were asked to explain how toxic this workplace is, I would equate it to a nuclear site gone wrong. You WILL be blamed for things that are not your fault, you WILL have others take credit for your achievements, you WILL be TOLD (not asked) to do things that aren't part of your job description, you WILL lose sleep, you WILL leave meetings feeling sick or crying. They don't listen to the professionals they hire, and will abuse and demean them. They think they want innovative thinkers but in practice they don't , they only want yes-men , which is ironic considering 2 of their core values are "Think big" and "be awesome, not ordinary" More than 1 person in the exec team is the problem, but the biggest problems definitely comes from a select few. without targeting any individuals I'll say this; If you value your dignity you should really exKusi yourself from the business. Don't walk away, RUN!

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2.0
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Pros

Some of the people are great. You can meet really awesome people and lifelong friends here. A good opportunity for a job if you’re desperate.

Cons

You aren’t allowed to have an opinion, unless it’s in agreement with your manager. You aren’t allowed to be upset about anything unless your manager is also upset about it. If you try to seek support from your manager, they will tell you that you’re being difficult and hang up on you (literally). Micro management is at an all time high. They don’t let you simply do your job, they have to comment on absolutely everything, even down to what you’re wearing for the day. When even the man who built the company says it’s a goner and a horrible place to work and that he is glad he moved on. That says something.

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3.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

LGBTQ inclusive, disability inclusive Lots of opportunities for career advancement

Cons

The role on seek says opportunities for part time and work at home, but they offer none of those things. Full time, or nothing. They dont take your complaints seriously. Many employees come in smelling like they havent had a shower in 3 weeks. Every bathroom has Deodorant in it. Yet every time I need to complain they would get them to wear Deodorant, but the problem would persist 10 more times with nothing being done. Imagine trying to focus on a customer when 1m away you smell hot garbage. Theres one female TL that talks to you like a child. Everyone who works there will know who "S" is. she loves to micromanage everything you do, especially when you aren't even on her team. You can show up every day early for 3 years straight, and the one day you are 5 minutes late you get scolded like a child

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