Co-op Reviews

Pros

Good people
Good pay
Unlimited over time

Pros

great benefits
flexible work hrs

Pros

Finished at 3pm. Some nice staff

Advice to Management

A company who advertises being ethical are far from it with their staff

Pros

membership, new offers, new holiday ent

Advice to Management

Always say a little thank you to each member of your team,it dose not take much just to say THANK you.If member of staff is needing sport then take 5m to sport them.

Pros

Treated with respect by managers. Have been supportive in rearranging my shifts to fit around uni. Have helped me gain work experience in areas other than my current role

Advice to Management

Maybe implement new techniques and policies to improve training so that there is less pressure on experienced staff

Pros

Friendly environment, good team leaders, useful training

Advice to Management

Use better headsets

Pros

Community centred roles with a focus on small teams helping each other.

Advice to Management

Pay more attention to the little things that matter to teams.

Pros

- Plenty of opportunity to gain new skills
- No 2 days are ever the same
- Friendly colleagues who genuinely care about ‘Being Co-op’
- Good bonus
- Great pension scheme (matched and doubled by employer)

Advice to Management

Keep at it, we’re heading in the right direction now! Love all the new innovative work the teams are doing, the Co-op difference / community focus and the plans for the future.

Review the workload of some individuals because they are being pulled in too many directions at once. Some people go into meetings at 9am and don’t see the light of day until 6pm. Eating in meeting rooms because meetings often span lunchtimes is a little too commonplace.

I feel salary banding need an overhaul (some roles are advertised with upper / lower bands that are separated by £20k), especially with the competition poaching employees with clear salary expectations that are often a few thousand more than the Co-op equivalent role. Try also to be clearer with role expectations when jobs are advertised. Often the advertisement is incredibly vague but the assessment criteria that sit behind the interview sifting process are very specific. Sometimes you are sifting out candidates who have the skills you are looking for, but because you don’t ask for it in the role portrait, the candidate may not focus on these in their application or during the interview.

Pros

They give you Dividend Shares

Advice to Management

pay staff more if you want better work

Pros

Discounts, no experience needed, easy to learn.

Advice to Management

Listen to all your staff