Hall Chadwick Reviews

3.0

50% would recommend to a friend

(102 total reviews)
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David Fairfull

75% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Hall Chadwick has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 102 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Hall Chadwick employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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102 reviews
5.0
8 Feb 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly environment, everyone was nice and kind

Cons

no particular cons seen, as a vacation worker only

1.0
19 Mar 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Resilience of staff. They don't get audited by the ATO anywhere near as often as they should (because they'll be in a lot of trouble when that day comes!)

Cons

Only three of the partners have any say in the decisions and they are extremely stubborn, arrogant and out-of-touch in their management style. I felt sorry for the other partners who are chained to these imbeciles. Pay is well below market rate (a common question in interviews was, "How much is the least amount of money that you would accept?"). Leadership was uninspiring, since the partners themselves don't have any technical skills and are basically glorified salesman who were lucky enough to buy-in at the right time. Not a very good learning environment because good employees don't stick around long. Turnover, particular in 2015, was extremely high, with average stay under 6 months. I've never worked in a place which had such little shame in treating you like nothing more than a number, and everyone there feels this, so the culture of the place is quite depressing. For many staff, their way of coping was to joke about just how bad the work culture is.Salary reviews are conducted only once-per-year, and they prefer to give out titles rather than money. Everything which should make your work easier (admin processes, computer systems, support staff) are all hugely inefficient there, and actually make your job harder. People always brought this up at reviews, but the partners didn't listen because they're out-of-touch. The leadership style which is rewarded there is the, 'jump up and down and scream until you get what you want'-type style. Partners often demean employees publicly, rather than calling them into their offices and closing the door when necessary (so the pace is set at the top). People are promoted because they stick around, as opposed to whether they show the skills to progress, which is how all the partners got there (an inside joke is that they could never successfully recruit an external partner). Basically an uninspiring, cheap, big boys club. No-one really wants to be there, they're just working towards something else, and when you see the way the Big Three treat the other partners, you understand why. There is no future at Hall Chadwick, at least not at the Sydney office. The place is circling the drain

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Hall Chadwick Response
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Thank you for the feedback. Hall Chadwick is committed to creating a collaborative and friendly environment for all our employees so I’m very disappointed to hear about your negative experience during your employment with us. We are continually working on improving the experience and working environment for staff. Ongoing training is a priority at Hall Chadwick to support learning and development of employees. Our staff receive regular technical and practical training. Salary reviews are conducted bi-annually for remuneration and promotions. The opportunity to communicate with management is encouraged. Once again, your feedback is important to us and we will do our best to continue to improve our firm.
1.0
16 May 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Views are nice. Good location. Woolworths is just across the road so you can do your shopping on the way home

Cons

Heard that DK (problem partner) was asking staff to go onto glassdoor website to write nice things about the company. That sums it up pretty well - instead of taking feedback onboard and trying to address the obvious problem, instead just lie about it and try to cover it up and change nothing LOL. Those other reviews are right too - they are cheap and very arrogant people to work for

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