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Habitania Homewares

Firstly your timesheets will be adjusted. If your rostered on from 9-5, that’s all you’ll be paid for, even though you’re asked to start 15mins before open & you never leave before 15mins after your shift, because apparently “that’s what management expect from you”. Manager was constantly overwhelmed by the workload, could not lead or motivate the team, poor time management, no training & don’t get me started on unbelievably shocking customer service, like how do you even still have a job kind of service. As soon as you walked through the door bam negative/complaining/whinging manager greeted you, like legit never happy. Favourite past time was to complain about every staff member & upper management, behind their backs, though never to their face, weak. I think what did it for me was the up/down in mood change every half an hour, like a yo-yo giving you whiplash, hoping to god the ground would swallow me up. The high turnover of staff tells the story. Don’t be fooled by the “yay getting to work in homewares” trap, it’s cheap overseas products you can get from anywhere, staff discount is rubbish. 

Management is absolutely insane, the CEO put so much pressure on employees. The management tend to make it your worst work experience. The owner fail to provide staff with positive feedback or acknowledgment of a job well done.
You ask the HR for advice and it falls on deaf ears, her inconsistent guidance is confusing to employees, she will do whatever the owner(ceo) ask her to do. The CEO and her so called (EXECUTIVE) displays prejudices that interfere with maintaining a positive work environment.
You are expected to teach yourself new things you hadn't done before, as management would not want to waste time in doing so, or you will get different answers, and then when you messed up you would be critiqued quite rudely for doing so. Overall it was a very degrading and exhausting 2 years with the company. Every shift felt like a chore, and that's not how working should feel.

In the beginning the job was fun and the workers are lovely. After a month the management will put extreme pressure on you to achieve their goals. Your expected to serve, unpack, and your considered lucky to have a lunch cover. They do not support you with growth and development. They compare each employee passive aggressively. They don’t listen to their employees. The culture is based on drama blame from the CEO that played favourites a lot. Bullying and gossiping was seen as the norm at this workplace. Be prepared to have every little mistake frowned upon and not seen to be improved. The covid-19 outbreak showed the company had zero loyalty to their employees, laying off and leaving them in the dark.

Unfortunately company culture and upper management are the downfall of this company. Management who are more than willing to throw you under the bus rather than manage, train and coach you to see you succeed. CEO changes their mind constantly about business direction which results in frustration/confusion throughout stores. There is no such thing as development everyone is seen as someone who can be re-placed, unless completely complacent towards upper management. Company does not invest in its people or equipment to assist staff move large/heavy amounts of stock around the store. Staff do not receive constructive feedback but are confronted directly by CEO on the shop floor.

This was the most tiring, exhausting and unrewarding job i have ever had. 
The customers and team are the only positive side to this career.
You constantly feel on edge at work and are reminded by management and higher management that you are being watched on the cameras
 

Working at Habitania is fun and rewarding.  Staff benefits are good.
There is a lot of heavy lifting throughout most days when required to access stock for customers particularly during Xmas time.  You need to be relatively strong and fit and prepared to climb ladders etc.  Staff members and management are friendly making a pleasant work environment.  You regularly get to work with the Merchandisers to the store, learning about design and presentation.  It is a lot of fun.

I have been enjoying working with the business and have learned a lot on home decorating. It feels so good when I'm complimented by customers on my suggestions, and also by my friends on how so much better their flowers are in their vases now after I twisted for them. There're several trainings each year and always receive quite a few free gifts to bring back home with each training.
I can't wait to go back to store once this lockdown ends.

Honestly just stay away if you can help it. The company is not as well developed as most other homewares businesses, lacking most of a formal structure. Upper management change their mind all the time. It's not a company to work for if you like structure and having well established business procedures. Also be careful with pay, had heard from team members that they were literally underpaid cash in hand.

I have great passion in homeware and Habitania is just perfect! I've learned a lot on interior decoration and It's so much pleasure to introduce unique products to customers. 

My manager helped me a lot on communication and sale skills. With all the other staff, we enjoy working as a team to achieve targets and incentives. The company has competing events between stores from time to time. Good incentives or gifts are offered for the outstanding teams.

Working at Habitania has been a fantastic experience into the introduction of Décor in the retail world.
Currently has a great supportive team in place.
The range of décor from furniture-exclusive to Habitania arm chairs, side tabes to all your entertainment platters, tower servers, cake stands frames,vases & paintings.

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