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      What is a typical working day like at Co-op?

      Co-op reviews

      Good Place to Work

      Customer assistant
      Former employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great Team, good shift pattern

      Cons

      - sometimes management wouldnt accept days off

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      Co-op Response
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      Thank you for your review

      contractor

      Customer service representative
      Former employee
      Stockport, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      weekly pay and managers are good

      Cons

      shift patterns are not so great, late working means 2pm till 10pm

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      Co-op Response
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      Thank you for leaving your feedback. We're pleased that you were happy with your manager and pay. We do pay monthly, however, using the Stream App so you can get early access to your pay. Our shifts are always advertised and working in convenience this can very from early starts or late finishes.

      Its fine

      Team leader
      Current employee
      Sedgefield, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay and team members are great.

      Cons

      Never enough time to complete tasks, always leave a shift feeling awful.

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      Co-op Response
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      Thank you for leaving a review and for your feedback. We're glad to see that you're happy with your pay and that you're working alongside great colleagues. Please speak to your manager about how you're feeling and to explore ways to support you with your workload.

      co-op

      Team member
      Former employee
      Hamilton, Scotland
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Got good staff rewards with employee card

      Cons

      shift times are not always great

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      Co-op Response
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      Thank you for your review.

      Pleasant place to work

      Team leader
      Current employee
      Perth, Scotland
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Local store, good team of people, strong processes, healthy pay

      Cons

      Shift work, as someone new would appear that work with weaker team members consistently, no shift rotation and always work beyond contracted hours. Getting time off is challenging especially if within 4 weeks of rota being produced. Holidays have to be requested for full year before the end of the holiday year (75% minimum) hard for me to predict because of partners job. Need more staff as when people are absent, others don’t get their time off, work extra and there’s a bit of burn out

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      Co-op Response
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      Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re really pleased to hear that you enjoy working in your local Co-op store, value the team around you, and feel supported by our processes and pay. We appreciate your comments regarding shift patterns, fairness, and workload. We would always encourage colleagues to raise any concerns directly with their Store Manager, particularly around shift rotation and working beyond contracted hours, so these can be addressed locally and fairly. While it is true that we encourage colleagues to book holidays in at the start of the holiday year, we do understand things can change. We ask for a minimum of 4 weeks' notice for booking and approval of holidays. Thank you again for your openness, feedback like this helps us continue improving the experience for our colleagues.

      Stressful

      Customer team member
      Former employee
      Emsworth, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Discount and decent break times.

      Cons

      Far too much responsibility placed on team members, especially when closing the store. Not enough members of staff on each shift, making it difficult and stressful to complete jobs.

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      Co-op Response
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      Thank you for your review and feedback. Working in convenience retail can be challenging and we know how hard our frontline colleagues work to make their stores a great shopping experience for our customers. We hope that you were able to speak to your manager while you were with us reagrding any concerns you had with your workload and support on closing shifts.

      Csa

      Csa - customer service associate
      Former employee
      Burton, East Midlands, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ok for casual work role

      Cons

      Late work hours and weekend shift

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      Co-op Response
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      Thank you for your review.

      Poor Work-life balance

      Customer team member (ctm)
      Current employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Dependant on manager. Every day is a little bit different in terms of customers. Accessible systems. Paid 20 min break on 7 hour shifts.

      Cons

      Times where you feel unsafe. Too much with busy orders and busy shop, no solution other than more staff being placed on shift during the busy times which results in no stock being worked and orders then incomplete and customers unhappy. Heavy lifting not optional and often manual handling out the window due to the rushed nature of the job. Also, holidays do not increase due to overtime so if you have a contract with a low amount of hours, it is very hard to get time off even if you're working overtime most days as it is not officially classed as "overtime" until it is above 40 hours a week. Usually even if you request a day off without using holiday hours, when you would only need two days a week to meet your contracted hours, they are unable to provide this.

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      Co-op Response
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      Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed feedback. It is clear that you have highlighted both the positive aspects of your experience as well as the parts that have been challenging and we appreciate you being open about them. Your comments about feeling unsafe at times, the pressure during busy periods, and the difficulties around stock, orders, and manual handling are important. We understand how demanding it can feel when customer volume and operational tasks overlap. Your point about holiday allocation on lower hour contracts is also a helpful insight into how this can affect flexibility. If you ever feel unsafe or feel that something is not working well day to day, there are several ways to raise concerns or seek support. You can speak with your Store Manager or Team Leader so they have visibility of the pressure points and can discuss what options may be available within the store. You can also speak with your store’s Safety, Health and Environment representative who can offer support around any concerns about safe working practices. For questions about contracts, holidays or entitlements, the HR Services or Colleague Support teams can provide guidance. If you feel your concerns have not been fully addressed, you can raise them with your Operations Manager. Your suggestion about pausing orders at certain points in the day so that colleagues can focus on safe working and proper stock handling is useful and will be shared with the relevant teams for consideration. Thank you again for your feedback and for everything you contribute, it is genuinely appreciated.

      I’m glad I joined!

      Customer team member
      Current employee
      Huddersfield, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Colleagues are fun and help you get through a long shift! - Great breaks (30 minutes on an 8 hour shift along with some mini ones as well) - An amazing discount scheme (the only one that’s worth it is the 30% off all co-op stuff) - A real collective spirit (all co-op’s communicate with one another if there is need for a cover)

      Cons

      - Can have the occasional aggressive customer(s) - Some of the equipment can be annoyingly slow - The headsets are awful and you can barely hear colleagues no matter what you do

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      Co-op Response
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      Amazing review, thank you. We're pleased that you're happy to be with us and experiencing true co-operation and collaboration at work. If you're experiencing issues with faulty headsets, ask your manager to log this with our IT teams.

      Nice co-workers, terrible management

      Customer team member (ctm)
      Former employee
      Manchester, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - People you work with a great - Good working environment and most customers are friendly

      Cons

      - Favouritism amongst some managers and employees - Shift rotation was unfair

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      Co-op Response
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      Thank you for your review and feedback. We always advise for colleagues to speak to their manager if they believe that shifts are not being rotated fairly. Some colleagues in store may have flexible working arrangements that cannot be altered and if you are unaware you may perceive this to be unfair when the manager is doing their best to accommodate a genuine need.