Co-op reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(6,243 total reviews)
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Kate Allum

73% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Co-op has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,243 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Co-op employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
May 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The finger print sign in is useful, as well as the new rota system as opposed to fixed shifts. Reasonable paid holidays, and 10% discount cards also help.

Cons

I can't answer this without a list so: Poor management in every store I worked in Failure to listen to staff as to what times they are available to work - scheduled for wrong days, contradictions between holidays and rota Taking approved holidays off workers because ''someone asked more recently and we forgot about you'' 75% of holidays must be submitted in april for the entire working year, if not holidays are allocated Pay and tax errors Failing to address many issues in stores such as faulty heating, broken doors, broken toilets, sinks etc. Failure to update contracts (moved from 6 hour to 12 hour contract yet still received the lesser holidays for an entire year) Contracted hours never stuck to - consistently scheduled for at least 5 hours extra each week Customer Team Members often doing far more work in store than the Team Leaders or Managers despite being paid far less: even having more responsibility than some Team Leaders, ie cash handling, till counting, etc. CONSTANT understaffing Far more could be added.

5.0
May 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I love the co-op because everybody I work with is lovely, I like where the co-op is (it's local to me so I know a lot of the customers) and the management are reasonable.

Cons

Sometimes it can be under staffed (evening shifts) and it's difficult to complete all jobs efficiently but then again this cannot always be helped as it is not possible to always predict when it will be busy.

3.0
May 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have made great friends here and enjoy working with them which makes it worthwhile, I get on wit the managers and overall we have a great laugh. Shifts fit around my homelife.

Cons

Not many perks for working bank holidays etc (no extra pay or time in lieu that cant be taken). have more responsbility than I am paid for, no opportunity for development.

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