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Found 4,382 of over 5T reviews
3.6
69% Recommend to a Friend
Coles CEO Steven Cain
76% Approve of CEO

Found 4,375 of over 5T reviews

3.6
69%
Recommend to a Friend
76%
Approve of CEO
Coles CEO Steven Cain
Steven Cain
777 Ratings
Pros
  • "good pay great working together yay(in 337 reviews)

  • "Flexible hours during the work years(in 195 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Hard to manage work-life balance(in 52 reviews)

  • "Standing long hours can get busy(in 137 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Former Employee

      Na

      31 Jan 2021 - Grocery Manager 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nothing much to tell about

      Cons

      Why are Glassdoor being pushy

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    2. 4.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      Company is good

      5 Apr 2023 - Product Manager in Mumbai
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work culture is very good

      Cons

      Work load is too high

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    4. 4.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      Test Analyst

      7 Oct 2022 - Test Analyst 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work life balance and WFH

      Cons

      NA as of today a

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    5. 3.0
      Current Employee

      Its ok

      21 Jun 2022 - Technical Engineer in Global Village
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      enjoyable work, unfortunately some drudgery

      Cons

      low pay, lower conditions, no opportunities

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    6. 3.0
      Former Employee, more than 5 years

      Nice place to work at

      22 Dec 2021 - Store Manager 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Can get easy store transfers

      Cons

      Can be long hours at work

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    7. 4.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Great place to start your retail career

      22 Aug 2021 - Manager On Duty 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive salary Diverse Equal opportunity Nice team

      Cons

      Being retails, things are always up and down

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    8. 3.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      NA

      30 Aug 2021 - Software Engineer in Mumbai
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good and Reputed. Takes care of employees

      Cons

      Time is not flexible and working hours are high

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    9. 4.0
      Former Employee

      Great workplac

      1 May 2021 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great team to work with pre set goals

      Cons

      Not any cons tha I know

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    10. 3.0
      Former Employee

      My Experience at Coles

      25 Feb 2019 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Prompt payment and Good UI for roster and all other things

      Cons

      There are some compromises in safety in order to work faster. The department I worked in was understaffed, which caused to much stress and work on who were working

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    11. 2.0
      Former Employee

      Team Member Job very very bad

      15 Oct 2018 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salary, Sick Leaves, Annual Leaves, Colleagues are good.

      Cons

      Team Member Job very very bad

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    Coles has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 5,245 reviews left anonymously by employees. 69% of employees would recommend working at Coles to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

    According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Coles employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Coles. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

    69% of Coles employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Coles 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

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