Does Phillips Auctioneers pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Phillips Auctioneers employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Phillips Auctioneers. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Phillips Auctioneers?

38% of Phillips Auctioneers employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Phillips Auctioneers 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Phillips Auctioneers?

Administrator (12) , Intern (9) , Invigilator (8) , Client Service Representative (4) , Executive Assistant (4) , Internship (3) , Specialist (3) , cataloguer (3) , Art Handler (2) , Cataloger (2) , Operations Assistant (2) , Research Intern (2) , Researcher (2) , Shipping Coordinator (2)

What are the pros of working at Phillips Auctioneers according to real employee reviews?

"Nice people to work with" ((in 14 reviews)); "Diverse, friendly and genuine coworkers" ((in 9 reviews)); "Many interesting, smart, professional colleagues, fast paced, beautiful art, collaborative environment good benefits." ((in 4 reviews)); "Beautiful office and location" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Phillips Auctioneers according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay compared to other operations assistant positions" ((in 7 reviews)); "long hours during deadline which are not compensated with pay" ((in 6 reviews)); "based management and back" ((in 6 reviews)); "Difficult communication" ((in 4 reviews)); "It’s the art world, the salaries are not great" ((in 4 reviews))

Phillips Auctioneers Reviews

3.2

38% would recommend to a friend

(116 total reviews)

Edward Dolman

38% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Phillips Auctioneers has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 116 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Phillips Auctioneers employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

116 reviews

1.0

10 Jun 2025

Poor Leadership in Asia

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Really hard to come up with any, expired free snacks?

Cons

-Zero leadership and management in the entire Asia -super chaotic -operates like a primary school projects -high paying staff are still getting paid and sipping whatever on the beach and doing nothing that adds any value -no strategies no leadership no directions

2.0

2 Jun 2025

Low pay, long hours, bad culture

Cataloguer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

To be very honest, none.

Cons

Long hours, zero leadership in the team, no career progression, bad management, VERY LOW PAY, management doesn’t value any staff - ANY.

3.0

26 Nov 2023

Busy, No Overtime, Pay is average, Nice colleagues

Administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues, supportive back-bone departments

Cons

Can get super busy with no overtime pay

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Jobs at Phillips Auctioneers

Art Handler/ Truck Driver

PT Operations Assistant

Administrator, Seller Services

PT Seasonal Fine Art Framer