Co-op reviews

Dont be drawn in by the benefits and friendly appearance that Co-op give on the outside. Basically zero training, you will given about 36 online modules to go through *in your own time*, but when on shift, you'll just be thrown on the shop floor to figure it out, absolutely no structure. It was obvious that I was just hired to fill a gap, and not actually respected as a colleague. The workload and expectations of late night colleagues is just ridiculous, especially when there are only 2 of you to do everything. Further to this, I was told that I personally was expected to physically stop shoplifters and recover stock. Clearly, the company, or at least my manager at the time, values stock and profit more than the health and wellbeing of their workers. I was hired on a part-time contract, but was given full time hours with no prior agreement, and this was not adjusted, despite my repeated conversations with the manager.