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    David Jones Reviews

    Updated 16 April 2019
    286 reviews

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    David Jones CEO Iain Nairn
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    • "High pressure to sell the DJs Amex card" (in 24 reviews)

    • "Having to "sell" the David Jones American Express Card" (in 12 reviews)

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    1. "Review"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at David Jones full-time

      Pros

      Great company to work for

      Cons

      Can be challenging to juggle a lot of tasks

    2. "SALES PROFESSIONAL"

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      Current Employee - Sales Expert in Adelaide
      Current Employee - Sales Expert in Adelaide
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at David Jones part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Very good employee discount benefits.

      Cons

      Long store trading hours, especially during christmass

    3. "Style Advisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at David Jones full-time

      Pros

      Great staff discounts and employee training days

      Cons

      Heavy focus on individual sales and credit card sales

      Advice to Management

      Support employees through example and training instead of jumping straight to asking for results

    4. "The David Jones experience"

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      Current Employee - Customer Service Assistant in Sydney
      Current Employee - Customer Service Assistant in Sydney
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at David Jones part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible hours, hardworking team, friendly management, luxury brands, discount on products

      Cons

      Base pay for the role

    5. "Sales advisor"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at David Jones part-time

      Pros

      Good pay, manager is friendly

      Cons

      Shortage of staff, too much pressure to sell AMEX cards

    6. "Sales Expert"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I have been working at David Jones part-time

      Pros

      Great working environment
      Awesome People

      Cons

      Store can be a little empty sometime

    7. "Wouldn’t recommend"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at David Jones full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      None that comes to mind

      Cons

      It’s disappointing how unethical this company actually is. They take advantage of, bully and manipulate thier staff. Toxic culture.

      Advice to Management

      Treat staff with the respect they deserve. Honesty, openness and integrity would be a start.
      Toxic culture and values not reflected in the workplace

    8. "David Jones"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at David Jones part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good employee discounts, Good experience

      Cons

      Under staffed, very long hours

    9. "good discount bad management"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at David Jones part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      good discount for staff 20% includes sales items

      Cons

      bad management do not know their staff

      Advice to Management

      get to know staff

    10. "Sales Professional Review"

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      Former Employee - Sales Professional in Melbourne
      Former Employee - Sales Professional in Melbourne
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at David Jones part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Worked in Melb CBD (Bourke Street) store, loved my work and colleagues.

      Cons

      Every week people were quitting the job, and the management was hiring throughout the year. They should try and look into the actual reason for this high churn rate.