Disgusting place - Shop Assistant Co-op Employee Review

1.0
Feb 19, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

honestly can’t think of a single thing?

Cons

You are pushed to sell co-op loyalty cards to customers and if you don’t reach targets you will be pulled into the office about it. I would also be given a late shift one night and then an early shift the next morning. That meant I wouldn’t get home until after 11pm and would be expected to arrive at the store for 5am the next morning. I was given a 12 hour contract but was easily doing 30+ hours a week. The final straw for me was when my brother passed away and I was told to come back to work after 3 days off from grieving his sudden death “or else I wouldn’t be allowed time off to go to his funeral”. Left shortly afterwards

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Co-op Response
1y
This isn't a typical experience of working with us and we're deeply sorry that this has happened to you. Our compassionate leave policy covers many areas of grief and loss and as a guide, we’ll generally give up to 10 days paid leave – but some situations may need more, or less. We'd like to learn more about your experience so we can look into this for you. Please visit https://colleagues.coop.co.uk/contacts and complete the former colleague contact form.

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Cons

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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
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Team got on well, hours weren't particularly harsh (pay not particularly impressive either)

Cons

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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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