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Australian Geographic Reviews

3.0

40% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

12% positive business outlook

Australian Geographic has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Australian Geographic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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31 reviews
1.0
12 Mar 2019

Work here if u wanna feel sad

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- A genuinely good place to find educational gifts for kids - I no longer work there

Cons

- For some reason one of the only retail companies with no distribution centre and therefore tasks it’s store staff with fulfilling online orders. You would think that the fact that the AG Facebook page is made up of approximately 70% complaints from people who had problems with their online order would change this, but alas, you were wrong. - The computer system is colossally old, hard to use and a massive time suck. If you want to feel less like a store manager and more like an administrator, apply now. - Also, apply now if you want to ascend to the level of store manager and nothing more, as head office is made up (from what I can tell) of 3 - 5 baby boomers who aren’t going anywhere soon and who have no interest in internal promotion or the creation of new opportunities - THERE IS ONLY ONE AREA MANAGER FOR 20+ STORES. ITS ABOUT AS GREAT AS IT SOUNDS. - As a result of the aforementioned lack of management, head office outsources tasks to store managers who are already busy and who aren’t being compensated for picking up their slack. Yay. - Potentially the worlds worst Visual Merchandising strategy; fill your stores to the brim with stock and purposefully build crooked piles on the floor.... it’s unsightly, cluttered and actively deters shoppers with prams and trolleys. At Christmas time I would challenge literally anyone from Australian Ninja Warrior to be able to walk comfortably and safely through an AG shop.

1.0
3 Aug 2017

Poor company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good products, slow paced work

Cons

Unachievable sales targets, company going downhill, poor salary, store barely running due to poor systems and internet, dilapidated store - most lights needed replacing, carpet from the 90s reeked of chemicals. Cannot get hold of head office and have not received group certificate yet.

3.0
8 May 2024

Christmas casual

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good educational products and fun things to sell

Cons

Manager seemed skeptical sick and had to go to the doctor for her to believe me...strange

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