Just wondering if anyone has worked for them, in particular management and what your thoughts were/are of the company?

I know it's owned by Woolworths but would you consider it a place you could grow as a manager?

I worked for woolworths.
it was shit.
Hope this helps.

Aren't they in the middle of a major restructure? Loads of stores closing etc

Oh DSE seems like a wonderful company.. management seems especially competent.. oh wait, wasn't there that leaked internet sale debacle earlier this year? Staff nabbing a bunch of stock infront of customers or sale items plainly not existing at any location? :) Don't do it dude!!

I worked as a manager with them for 5 years and in head office.

More than happy to answer any questions about them. My experience was good. There are very few managers left (in the area i worked in) that really put in the effort to go above and beyond the job for their customers and staff. It's important if you want to go down the path of management that you always find the right way to balance what is best for the business while at the same time look after the customer.

So long as you get a good area manager who really drives each store and everything about it as well as finding that balance you'll progress really quickly.

The only reason I left was my wife got cancer and i had to become a full-timer carer. I was treated really well my upper management at Dick Smith. I was given a 6 month leave without pay in hope i could return when things got better and a company laptop to do casual work from home when they needed my help. The 6 months turned into 2 years so i had to resign.

will you be doing your part for the universe working there?

I went off in the ASN store in the City a while back about some of the horribly incorrect advice one of the guys there was handing out, it wasn't pretty. (one of the guys who chased me out was though, hi my NZ sweety, if you are reading). :)

I did night fill at Big W for a while and I worked there on the registers for a few months as a teenager. I think Woolworths is a good company to work for, the training is good and everyone I met was friendly and happy to help a newbie.
The only problem I had was that they weren't giving me enough hours as they seemed to be overstaffed.