Great people, good culture but professionally unfulfilling due to poor leadership and risk averse culture - Senior Engineer Co-op Employee Review

4.0
Oct 12, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Work with some of the best people I've ever worked with. No managers with ego trips or agendas. Genuinely, everyone wants to do the best for the company and its social purpose. And the Co-operative business model genuinely does make a difference at times. Good engineering and technology standards, with good intentions.

Cons

Very traditional leadership styles at the top of the business. Very few decisions are delegated below the Director level. Very risk-averse culture. Reliance on outside big consultancy for meaningful strategic work.

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Co-op Response
6mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're pleased to hear that you value the people you work with and the collaborative culture within the business. It's great to know that our engineering and technology standards, and our ways of being Co-op are making an impact. We appreciate your comments about leadership and decision-making. We recognise that empowering teams and reducing reliance on external consultancy are important for unlocking potential and driving innovation. Your advice is valuable and will be shared with the relevant teams as we continue to evolve our ways of working. We also encourage colleagues to raise ideas and concerns through their managers or our internal feedback channels. This helps us make improvements together and ensures your voice is heard. Thank you again for your contribution and for helping us improve.

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5.0
Aug 18, 2025
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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
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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
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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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