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 Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
Jan 27, 2017

Horrible place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good discount Good pension Good bonus incentive Flexible hours

Cons

Mangers hold promotions out like feeding a Carrot to a donkey. They are promised and snatched away and pretty much used as bribes. Also promotion duties are expected of employers before the title and pay rise is actually given. As an employee I worked almost a year with a lot of extra responsibilities and expectations with zero benefits.

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Co-op Response
9y
Hi there, we really appreciate your feedback on this, we'll make sure this is fed back for you. ^SB
1.0
Jan 13, 2017

Team Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Customers and normal staff. Customer rewards.

Cons

High management, unrealistic goals, Bullying in work place not addressed. Higher Management dishonest so do not have to face confrontation.

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Co-op Response
9y
Hi there, Very concerned to hear of bullying in the workplace. If this hasn't been escalated to HR People Services I strongly urge you to do so. You can reach them at hrservices@co-operative.coop or 0330 606 1001. Thanks ^Sophie
1.0
Oct 24, 2016

Worst job ever

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Staff discount and double discount on pay day weekend, quality food. Pay isn't bad for the job itself. Some decent managers but very few.

Cons

The company, customers, colleagues. Might as well re brand as tesco as thats where majority of new staff come from. They really do not care about staff unless you are a manager and when you have a problem they don't want to know about it. They promise you progression which never happens and always come up with some excuse as to why. They make you work back to back (i.e finish at 10pm back in at 5am) which is illegal and promise to make sure it will never happen again but it always does. All in all they're just money greedy bullies who can never be satisfied with the amount of money a store takes. Whatever you do is wrong, always wrong (unless you have come over from tesco). You could hit targets every week and the store could be performing brilliant but it still isn't good enough. Just remember the manager is always right and you will always be wrong. Done a 16 hour shift but that still isn't good enough. Everything the co op stands for is trash and you soon learn that their only interests in how much money they can make and how many hours can they make you work for as little pay as possible. Bunch of bullies would never go back.

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Co-op Response
9y
Hi there, Very sorry to hear of your negative experience. If you'd like to discuss this further please email us at resourcingservices@co-operative.coop. Thanks, ^Sophie
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