Does Co-op pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Co-op employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Co-op. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Co-op?

66% of Co-op employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Co-op 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Co-op?

Team Leader (706) , Customer Team Member (CTM) (660) , Customer Team Member (566) , Customer Assistant (272) , Store Manager (189) , Sales Assistant (182) , Customer Service (168) , Customer Service Assistant (116) , Customer Service Representative (97) , Shop Assistant (84) , Warehouse Operative (81) , Sales Associate (79) , Team Member (79) , Retail Assistant (77) , CTM (69)

What are the pros of working at Co-op according to real employee reviews?

"the pay was good (above the national living wage) and the hours were alright." ((in 589 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and I got learnt and adapt to the store quite quickly." ((in 278 reviews)); "The people were great and kept you sane" ((in 268 reviews)); "Great team members and colleagues" ((in 261 reviews)); "Good Benefits for pensions and flexibility" ((in 163 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Co-op according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and excess of responsibilties" ((in 368 reviews)); "Long hours but that's fine if you are willing to progress and apply yourself." ((in 281 reviews)); "If you have a bad manager you’ll have a hard time getting anyone above them to listen." ((in 193 reviews)); "no training or progression unless you are in with a certain crown or you have a manager that is" ((in 96 reviews)); "Breaks were short and infrequent" ((in 52 reviews))

What are employees saying about Co-op layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Co-op layoffs and their outlook for job security at Co-op in 2026.

Co-op reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(6,258 total reviews)

Kate Allum

54% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Co-op has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,258 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 Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews

4.0

Sep 27, 2016

CTM

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

managers were incredibly friendly and so too were my colleagues, fairly small store so built relationships with regular customers which was nice. hard work noticed by management, i was awarded an appraisal for excellent customer service.

Cons

no actual structure of how your day at work would be undertaken, rotas had tasks on them but were not actually assigned to you by the manager, it was simply do what needs doing or till work

Co-op Response

9y

Thanks for your feedback. Is there a particular department you'd like us to feed this back too? ^Sophie

4.0

Sep 26, 2016

Pension Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great location Flexi Time Great Brand

Cons

Work not very interesting

5.0

Sep 23, 2016

customer team member

Ctm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

love working for the co-op because it is owned by us and our customers

Cons

none love my job done it for 28 years

Co-op Response

9y

Thanks very much for your great feedback. ^Sophie

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