Okay - Retail Assistant Co-op Employee Review

3.0
Jul 11, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Store Management I have is great but he deserves better the stress is far too much from lack of support from higher up the company and selfish area management only caring for his own targets and not the well-being of the store staff running around trying to make sure he has a bigger bonus this year

Cons

- Company don’t really care about staff - Cuts and harsh budget make it difficult and overworked staff due to lack of hiring resources - Lack of guards due to not wanting to pay for one despite the co op radio promoting safety and care for the workers is my fav irony - Less pay than other retail companies - Only get sick pay if you’re off for more than 3 days so when on a smaller hours work week that is spread out a whole week of no pay is easily possible - The deluded detachment from the company that the area/regional and higher up members of the company have forgetting they are running a food store and have no Knowledge of accurately working in one and the issues the cause by lack of funding and support - only need to Google best retail stores to work and see how far up the co-op is on that list recently

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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
10mo
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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