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      Chaotic management - Manager Co-op Employee Review

      1.0
      Feb 7, 2017
      Manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good pension, fair pay and discounts on food.

      Cons

      Dreadful management culture. Taken on to a role which had no corresponding work. Literally nothing to do for three months. Nasty culture - the focus is to sell as much assets before the 20% stake in the bank pull them under. Sliding profits and plenty chaos as numbers are massaged as best possible. This was 2016. It will unwind soon.

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      Co-op Response
      9y
      Thank you for your comment. I'm concerned to hear about your feedback regarding your job and the culture you experienced. I hope you spoke with your manager at the time about not having any work to do. Regarding selling of assets, if you're referring to the closure of stores this is part of our strategy as we continue to work on an own brand convenience approach for our stores. Although we have closed stores we also opened more than any other retailer in 2016 and are investing in those stores we have. ^Catherine

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      5.0
      Aug 18, 2025
      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay, great staff. Good shifts

      Cons

      Long hours. Too far from home

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      Co-op Response
      9mo
      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
      Team leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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
      8mo
      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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