Does Billabong pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Billabong employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Billabong. This rating has improved by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Billabong?

55% of Billabong employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Billabong 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Billabong?

Sales Associate (49) , Retail Sales Associate (18) , Store Manager (11) , Assistant Manager (10) , Vendedor (9) , Designer (8) , Sales Assistant (7) , Supervisor (7) , Manager (6) , Sales (6) , Analista (4) , Marketing (3) , Retail Supervisor (3) , Assistant Store Manager (2) , Billabong Sales Associate (2)

What are the pros of working at Billabong according to real employee reviews?

"great people and loved the place I worked at" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great culture and team environment" ((in 15 reviews)); "Coworkers are great" ((in 13 reviews)); "Casual work environment." ((in 9 reviews)); "Nice employee if you work your own job responsibility" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Billabong according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay for tasks asked to be performed" ((in 16 reviews)); "Long hours and inflexibility with shift covers" ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management is afraid to make a decision so no one does until it is passed deadline." ((in 6 reviews)); "managers do their best to scare you and intimidate you." ((in 4 reviews)); "Bureau vétuste; manque de communication; pas assez de jeune" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Billabong redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Billabong redundancy and their outlook for job security at Billabong in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Billabong locations?

Gold Coast , Sydney , Brookvale , Melbourne , Brisbane , Burleigh Heads , Adelaide , Mascot , Perth , Mermaid Beach , Victoria, Australia

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Billabong Reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(267 total reviews)

Neil Fiske

76% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Culture and values

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Billabong has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 267 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Billabong employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

267 reviews

1.0

3 Mar 2019

company management all best friends so protect one another.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people you work with on a store level

Cons

Management are all besties which makes it impossible to get correct help when area managers are bullies, staff just leave instead of bothering to complain as they know the circle of friends in higher management will all protect one another.

1.0

25 May 2015

You'll like it to start with, but it won't take long for you to see why they almost went bankrupt

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Seriously the only pros would be the annual surf day which is a day sitting on the beach and getting paid and the annual out of control christmas party where everyone drinks way to much and lets loose. Oh and I guess I could also mention the stopping work by 4pm on a Friday and everyone drinking while doing nothing productive.

Cons

Silo operation - Brands in the portfolio don't work well together, so many incompetent people working for the company that will frustrate the majority of intelligent people. Very much "who you know" to get anywhere, totally incompetent HR Manager who lacks vision and stands in the way of most innovation. A lot of role duplication across the multitude of brands in the portfolio, lots of general money waste and mismanagement - everyday the corporate office has walls knocked down or built and furniture moved from one place to the next instead of putting money into

1.0

31 May 2015

Out of touch

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good discount. ok clothing items. Customers are great and a joy to serve. Thats really about it.

Cons

very hypocritical head office, telling you to not be friends with your peers, yet most of them are in relationships with each other. Unachievable targets, hardly any recognition for hard work. Often expected to work long hours that aren't paid as your on a salary, but you don't get time back for it. Hardly any training they just expect you to know the processes. The culture is very much in trouble, very "mean girls" attitude from a store level with management being the main issue. Team members often talk about one another and played against each other by management.

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