Co-op reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(6,274 total reviews)
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58% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Co-op has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,274 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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6K reviews
4.0
Jul 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and flexible hours

Cons

Older staff treated younger staff poorly

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Co-op Response
9mo
Thank you for your review and feedback. We're pleased to see that you were happy with your pay and had flexibility in your role. We hope that you spoke up about any concerns you had while you were with us.
3.0
Jul 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall a decent place to work.

Cons

Often short staffed with no one to cover holidays

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Co-op Response
9mo
Thank you for submitting a review and for your feedback. We're pleased that you enjoyed your time with us.
3.0
Jul 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours discount on food

Cons

Management were awful - nobody done any work. System of exploiting the new hires and getting them to do all the work Abusive manager that would shout at us when things went wrong

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Co-op Response
9mo
We're sorry that you feel this way. You've made some very serious allegations about your manager and we take all complaints about behaviour like this very seriously. Please use the former colleague contact form at colleagues.coop.co.uk/contacts so that we may look into this matter further.
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