Pros
Pretty good rates of pay, really good in store teams and store managers. Excellent community spirit demonstrated by people in store
Cons
Absolutely disgraceful expectations by area and divisional managers who haven't a clue how hard the job is since the management team in angel square removed labour. Such appalling waste of money spent on being coop rebrand when stores don't have the labour and tools to do the basics and provide service to customers. The mainly ex Tesco led food operations side of the business is now awful to work for and seems to be the team that led Tesco into dark places are now doing the same with the coop. The reviews on here seem to reflect that with most of the good reviews coming from HR (who live in a bubble) and insurance, who Have not seen the cuts that food have. There are stores which are not too badly affected but others which are almost impossible to run. Although feedback is given to area managers, regionals and the Tara team, concerns are treated with zero credibility and you are fobbed off. In short...if you are consider working in food, make sure you are in a store that has lots of staff and you'll be fine, otherwise don't bother. I have seen so many new staff come and go recently and so many new managers come and leave once they finish their training, get into store and realise they have been sold a lie. Can be a reasonable job and good career but do your homework! P.s media people.....don't bother telling me to contact my store manager or area manager. My store manager does the best he can and is always approachable and I am sick of people telling the area manager who is only interested in furthering his own career with his Tesco buddies. I have posted on here instead so that others are aware and have a an educated choice rather than be hoodwinked into a job to then be pressured each day beyond what is reasonable
