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    1.0
    Level 2 Information Technology Support Role
    Apr 2026
    Ballarat & Central Highlands VIC2 to 3 years in the role, former employee
    Was a great place to work until the end
    The good thingsThe co workers in the IT Team, even though most no longer work there
    The challengesChange of management that looks after its employees rather than how much money they can save/make
    2.0
    Sales Assistant
    Feb 2026
    Launceston TAS 72501 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Had 0 training and would be expected to do a job I wasn't paid to do.
    The good thingsThe regular customers and friends you make while there make it almost worth getting out of bed to go to work
    The challengesNo training, No support, No praise, No staff (don't blame them)
    1.0
    Sales Assistant
    Jan 2026
    Melbourne VIC 30003 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    I would never recommend anyone work for Haymes
    The good thingsThe in-store team and BDMs are great
    The challengesIncompetent middle and upper management, impossible targets, never recognise achievements but are quick to criticise, low pay by industry standards, thankless when you go the extra mile to help out, bad culture that is getting worse by the day
    1.0
    Sales Manager
    Sep 2025
    All Melbourne VIC3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    I did enjoy working for Haymes for a while. Culture and morale turned really bad after our regional manager left. Too many expectations of store managers.
    The good thingsI enjoyed the team. My regional stores manager was really helpful and knowledgeable but sadly he left.
    The challengesNational management and HR were challenging. Workload on store managers.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Sales Role
    Sep 2025
    Melbourne VIC 3000Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Positive Experience to begin with and looking forward to it continuing
    The good thingsWorking at Haymes has been a positive experience. The team is supportive, the projects are exciting and I feel like my contributions truly matter.
    The challengesLots of Process and Systems changes, however most are having a positive effective within the business
    1.0
    Sales Assistant
    Aug 2025
    All Hobart TAS3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Haymes used to be a great place to work. On the island we had a great team of people that worked together brilliantly. Over the past couple years it’s gone downhill. Management expect the team to pull rabbits out of hats and fix the problems they created and HR are a destructive force. People are not valued. This is no longer a great place to work.
    The good thingsRelationships with customers and the team
    The challengesManagement, staff retention and HR
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Sales and Business Development Manager
    Aug 2025
    Dubbo & Central NSW20 to 21 years in the role, former employee
    Following the passing of the owner things went downhill and some Management thought they ran the company and treated most staff poorly unless you were one of the boys.
    The good thingsWhen the owner was alive it was at great place to work and there were a lot of good people working there
    The challengesWorking with some of the Management and too much jobs for the boys. Also new staff getting paid more than those who were long time staff and loyal
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Customer Service Role
    Jul 2025
    Ballarat VIC 33503 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Don't do it, the grass is brown, no matter how much paint they throw at it.
    The good thingsLearning about paint and colour was great.
    The challengesManagement takes credit for your work. Inactive managers, won't act on your behalf. Toxic culture. HR unapproachable. Expectations to not allow anything to interfere with work. No true regard for people. Promised promotions that never came. Manipulation and guilt trips were their MO.
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Business Development Manager
    Jul 2025
    All Melbourne VIC6 to 7 years in the role, current employee
    No longer feels like I am working for a family business. Too many good people treated poorly over the past year. Business seems more interested in managing people out rather than investing in training and support.
    The good thingsThe people in our state team are great to work with. Store teams are amazing and get the job done.
    The challengesUnrealistic expectations from national management and an abhorrent HR department.
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Manager
    Jun 2025
    Ballarat VIC 3350Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Poor employer, set up to fail.
    The good thingsGood facilities, nothe good about leadership.
    The challengesLack of support by management, a lot of them don't know what they are doing.
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Store Manager
    Jun 2025
    Bendigo, Goldfields & Macedon Ranges VICLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    A challenging business to work for. It is not what you know that matters, it’s who you know.
    The good thingsPeople in store and infield were good
    The challengesStructure changes and poor communication
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Store Manager
    Feb 2025
    Melbourne VIC 30003 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Was a great place to work once but not anymore
    The good thingsIncredible customers and great products
    The challengesCompany has gone down hill over the last few years with a management and HR team that can’t be trusted to help in any way
    4 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Marketing Consultant
    Feb 2025
    Melbourne VIC 30003 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Not a good place to grow your marketing career. Best suited to laid back people that like to repeat what has been done for 15 years and socialise. More of an administrative function rather that a marketing department as the business just wants to run the same campaigns every year. Endless pointless meetings that could have been an email.
    The good thingsPlenty of time to socialise over coffees and lunches. A hybrid role with only a 2-3 days a week in the office
    The challengesLack of creativity. No forward thinking. No strategic planning. Everything that happens in this marketing department is a repeat of prior years or a spontaneous reactive decision.
    7 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Store Manager
    Jan 2025
    Noosaville QLD 45663 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Great Australian family company. Really good culture on the Sunshine Coast.
    The good thingsGreat people. Great customers. Ability to form long lasting personal and business relationships. Good work life balance.
    The challengesVery busy which makes it difficult to keep on top of things
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Retail Sales Assistant
    Dec 2024
    Melbourne VIC 30001 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Great brand terrible management
    The good thingsThe company has a perceived history and reputation that is good
    The challengesDealing with management that are not at the fore front and continually see numbers only. No flexibility in attacking business targets.
    11 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Sales Manager
    Dec 2024
    Ballarat VIC 3350current employee
    Dreams come true
    The good thingsIncredible customers a bond that will last forever
    The challengesNot enough hours in the day to work for this company
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Sales Assistant
    Nov 2024
    Melbourne VIC 3000former employee
    Incredible business to work for 10 years ago but has since lost its way
    The good thingsAn incredible history
    The challengesIsn't the same as it once was, very much who you know not what you know
    16 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Sales Assistant
    Oct 2024
    Melbourne VIC 30003 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Horrendous - strongly not recommended
    The good thingsFantastic relationships with customers
    The challengesWorking with a difficult management team and a HR team that has zero personal skill set and only looks after the family and themselves. culture is horrible and nothing done to correct it in years
    15 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Sales Assistant
    Oct 2024
    Melbourne VIC 3000
    Not an experience I would recommend, better opportunities out there and higher $$
    The good thingsWonderful customers and helping people with colour
    The challengesManagement out of their depth, calling themselves a family business when the family have nothing to do with anything anyone, over worked and under pressure all the time with no recognition. a company culture that would leave you scarred.
    15 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Sales Role
    Oct 2024
    Melbourne VIC 3000
    Enjoy making a difference in a growing Australian family business
    The good thingsOverall positive team culture Many loyal customers Family still connected to the wider team and customers
    The challengesOperating in a fast paced, highly competitive and relational selling driven environment
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Sales Assistant
    Apr 2024
    Ballarat VIC 3350Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    The only good thing to come out of all this was the customers, especially from working in another paint store as the manager, the trust was already built with some of them.
    The good thingsThe customers are great and the "behind the scene" staff are great and friendly.
    The challengesHR and the team are not people you can trust or go to. Feeling like an outsider at all times no matter how much you do or try to do or how much experience you have and your knowledge will not be good enough. Very Cliquey.
    25 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Retail Sales Assistant
    Aug 2023
    Melbourne VIC 3000Less than 1 year in the role
    Pretty good compared to stocking supermarket shelves, but don't stay long.
    The good thingsLot's of spare time waiting for customers, probably 3/4s of any shift time. Playing with paint and colours is fun. Most customers are easy to deal with.
    The challengesVery corporate feel and very opaque. Seems to be a big gap between want stores need and what management thinks they need. Constantly receiving endless promo material. Lack of leadership, training and paint chemistry knowledge. Online training modules are available, but lack depth and are all at a primary school level.
    17 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Marketing Role
    Jul 2023
    Melbourne VIC 3000
    Wonderful place to grow a career
    The good thingsGreat people and work life balance
    The challengesSometimes slow moving
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Sales Role
    Jul 2020
    Toxic environment to work in
    The good thingsGood quality products
    The challengesToxic environment to work in Very top heavy organisation Lazy managers that just look after themselves, always taking credit for others work and ideas. And not owning their mistakes.
    18 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Marketing Role
    Mar 2020
    It was fine, wouldn’t go back or recommend it.
    The good thingsNot much really, there was a good work life balance.
    The challengesManagement - not equipped to run it. Fell into the business, didn’t work to be there.
    18 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Marketing Coordinator
    Oct 2015
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Better opportunies elsewhere
    The good thingsRapid decision making, change and opportunity to learn
    The challengesdifficult frugal conditions, overbearing inconsistent management
    5 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Manager
    Sep 2015
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    love the company, but management needs to change
    The good thingsGreat team in qld
    The challengesTrying to grow the business without any help
    3 people found this helpful
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