Salary at Coles

Pay is appropriate and I don't receive a bonus

There is a lot of uncertainty around pay for graduates when rolling off into a non-graduate role, and the way some contracts have been handled (what the line manager is confident about vs. What is actually approved) it seems there is a big variance in expected salary.

Graduates are on graduate salaries for the duration of the 2-year graduate program. Whilst the pay can be considered slightly above average for graduate roles, we have a cap on our 'roll-off pay' which was not made very clear to me prior to starting my graduate journey here

Again, there is nuance to my response here. As far as graduate pay goes, the grads at coles get paid quite well. The issue I have is related to the pay caps I mentioned earlier. I understand having a graduate roll off into a higher salary so early in their career means that from a business perspective they are going to become very expensive long term, but I still believe hard capping everyone's pay is not a great solution. Also, more transparency around pay is needed.

As a grad, we don't get any bonuses. There is a pay rise in the second year of the program, however this wasn't super transparent and was almost missed at the start of the year. There's not a lot of transparency in terms of pay bands, but the coles grad program has a rather competitive pay.

I get the average pay that a graduate normally receives, however it is higher than it is at the big 4 or mid-tier companies. From what I have heard from other employees, bonuses are pretty good at coles, however as graduate, I don't believe we get them (not sure if this is right).

They’ve practically purchased my soul.

Good pay for grad program

It would be great if bonuses were available based on performance reviews by our line managers. So far, I am happy with my current pay and look forward to it increasing.

No one is ever satisfied with their pay is my personal opinion and grads don't get bonuses. Overall, pay is good if you live at home with your parents. But for a grad level, it is good.

Pay is fine for a grad in a non-technical role, obviously wouldn't mind getting more but I appreciate what it is

Graduate pay is fair compared to other companies

We know our pay plan for 2 years as grads. Roll off pay is capped for 6 months.

Pay is very good compared to other companies, as a graduate I am very happy with the salary of the graduate program. Would be great to have pay transparency of the roll-off salary.

I think it's very reasonable for a graduate programme with incremental increases

I have no information on how bonuses work at the company. I think the pay is fair.

I understand our pay is one of the best across graduate programs. However it is frustrating that our tfc includes super, so my take home pay isn't actually what is 'advertised'. Grads aren't eligible for bonuses. There is also confusion and uncertainty around our pay within the company once we finish the program.

Pay is pretty average for a first-year graduate, 75k but it goes up to 85k in your second year which I think is really good and then again when you roll off the program.

The company embrace work life balance. Graduate pay is standard.

As a graduate the pay is really good and better than other grad programs I've seen and heard of. There isn't an opportunity for bonuses as a graduate at coles.

Shopping discount, discounted booking on hotels

Events down at the hub, discounts at places like theatres, 5% grocery discount at coles, decent leave policies, shares plan etc.

Novated leasing and free ev charging at office, 5%-10% off groceries. Wished there were some better perks available

There are a lot of promotions that happen in the office where you can end up scoring some great free stuff. This week I got some free coffee, a free mug, got to make some gnocchi for free, a free apron. This is quite exceptional, however, due to multiple events lining up. Usually, it would be something like a free drink or food to promote the product or something similar.

There's often a lot of new product activation in the hub at office, there's also customer checks where the product teams invite team members to sample products and give their feedback. There are some company benefits through partnerships, such as the samsung corporate portal and corporate discounts on healthcare plans.

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The discounts that we get. We get discounts on movie tickets, technology, hotels, etc and this makes a big difference.

Free gym membership

Very little beyond what is legally required of them. Occasional team dinners. Do moving expenses even count? They pay for your isolation from family and friends… how nice.

Lot's of giveaways in the office from suppliers

We have good perks for entertainment (discounted movie and theme park tickets). There is a gym in our office which is free for all staff members. I have not had a look at other types of perks available.

Company best perks are the hub giveaways

They have weekly free activities in the centre of the office. Sometimes its meeting people (footy players, curtis stone), other times its free samples of products (new lines - favourite was the ice creams). They also sometimes have activities like handball comp or spin the wheel competitions. Ruokay day they have a range of activities - like cooking with masterchef winners coles online birthday had a range of activities and prizes

Staff discount.

Coles provides a wide variety of perks to its employees and this can range from discounts in coles stores, movie tickets, dinners, hotels, car insurances, home loans and so much more. The perks also update so the variety can be endless.

Activation events by suppliers in our office = free samples. There will also be fun events (like cooking masterclasses or liquor tasting) every so often.

Free samples in the office

Gym in the office, mini coles in the lobby.

Free food, opportunities to be able to taste new samples of products.

Discounts at a range of companies like apple and nike.