A dead-end job that sees employees as shift machines and not people. - Customer Team Member Co-op Employee Review

2.0
Jun 8, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good rapport with colleagues. Somewhat competitive pay compared to other food retail jobs (currently 6.57/hour). 10% flat discount for staff + partner card. 20% off during certain periods.

Cons

Customers can be wrong about things but you still have to bend over for them. There is a big leap from your contractual hours and your "available" hours (the days and times that you've said you are free to be scheduled shifts). Holiday allowance does not increase in tandem with your total worked hours - only your contracted hours, which will usually be quite low. Agreeing to work certain days and times is very hard to get out of.

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5.0
Aug 18, 2025
Recommend
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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
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
Recommend
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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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