Busy but good place to learn - Store Assistant Co-op Employee Review

4.0
Nov 26, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly team, decent discount, regular hours. Learn a lot about customers and store operations. Good place to build basic retail and people skills.

Cons

Often understaffed so shifts feel intense. Strict rules around clocking in and out. Workload can be high during peak times with little breathing space.

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Co-op Response
7mo
Thank you for leaving a review and for your feedback. We're really pleased that you are enjoying working with your team and building your experience and skills with us. It's great that you appreciate the 30% colleague member discount and that you're happy with your working hours too. We understand how things can feel when the pace picks up in the store, please talk to your manager about your concerns around staffing, if there is a vacancy you might be able to help talk to customers about the application process or the benefits of working with us.

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5.0
Aug 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, great staff. Good shifts

Cons

Long hours. Too far from home

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Co-op Response
10mo
Thank you for your review and feedback. We're pleased to see that you were happy with your pay, shifts, and your colleagues.
3.0
Sep 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Team got on well, hours weren't particularly harsh (pay not particularly impressive either)

Cons

Overworked due to corporate ruthlessly cutting hours (while hiring more staff?), generally piling on more and more work to the store team without considering time constraints, absolutely no opportunity for advancement while a store manager is already there

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Co-op Response
9mo
Thank you for taking the time to submit a review, however, we believe that you have left this in error. Our Co-op is based in the United Kingdom and have no association with Co-operatives in the USA. We've advised Glassdoor to allocate your review to the correct organisation, but you may wish to review and edit this yourself to ensure your views are represented correctly.
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