Co-op reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(6,245 total reviews)
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Kate Allum

54% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Co-op has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,245 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
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
8mo
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.
2.0
Jul 15, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Early finish when on early

Cons

Shoplifting and barely any staff

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Co-op Response
9mo
Thank you for your review. We're pleased that you're happy with your shift patterns. Colleague safety is extremely important to us and it's vital that you are aware of our policies and procedures when it comes to shoplifting in our stores. Please raise any concerns you have with the store manager.
2.0
Jul 14, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not the most stressful job

Cons

Didn’t like the work environment

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Co-op Response
9mo
Thank you for leaving a review and taking the time to tell us about your time with us. We hope you're working somewhere that is a better fit for you now.
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