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    Jean Coutu Reviews

    Updated June 2, 2018
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    Jean Coutu Vice Chairman, President, and CEO François J. Coutu
    François J. Coutu
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    Pros

    • "Flexible hours, especially when you are a student" (in 8 reviews)

    • "Learn basics of customer service" (in 6 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Mais bon, les temps sont durs actuellement" (in 3 reviews)

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    1. "Not a bad place to be"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Jean Coutu part-time

      Pros

      Like a small family at the pharmacy I worked at. Everyone was close. Work was not hard. There was also some time to talk to staff which as nice.

      Cons

      There was a lot of tension between staff. Led to a lot of pointless arguments. work could be a bit repetitive at times.

      Advice to Management

      Work more on building team culture. The pharmacist is the owner and a good leader, but did not play much of a role with the team to settle differences.

    2. "Cosmetician"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Jean Coutu full-time

      Pros

      Easy work, time flies, nice co-workers

      Cons

      A lot of competition between co-workers

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    3. "Pharmacy Technician"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Jean Coutu part-time

      Pros

      Interesting job
      ... that's about it

      Cons

      Lower pay than Pharmaprix
      Verbal abuse from customers
      Poor organization

    4. "Good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Jean Coutu part-time

      Pros

      Nice and experienced staff. Nice environment

      Cons

      Hours are not fair, more weekends to part timers

      Advice to Management

      They need to listen to employee

    5. "Poor Management, Good Staff, Easy Work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Jean Coutu full-time

      Pros

      •simple tasks
      •good place to learn organization and time management skills

      Cons

      dull and bleak workplace. Was told by the manager to leave my personality at the door, shut up and do my job. Understandable but comfortability is important in the workplace.

      Advice to Management

      Give employees some more freedom, don’t fire them for being 1 minute late either (this was not my case, but many coworkers were let go after 1 week for coming in 2 mins late once or twice)

    6. "Pretty chill"

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      Former Employee - Commis in Quebec, QC (Canada)
      Former Employee - Commis in Quebec, QC (Canada)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Jean Coutu part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Easy work, nice hours, nice employees.

      Cons

      Pharmacians treat you like you don't deserve to talk to them.

    7. "Great place for part time work"

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      Former Employee - Cosmetician/Beauty Expert in Ottawa, ON (Canada)
      Former Employee - Cosmetician/Beauty Expert in Ottawa, ON (Canada)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Jean Coutu part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great work atmosphere. Good job for students looking for some extra money during the semester.

      Cons

      There were periods where there was nothing to do but clean the shelves.

    8. "Pjc"

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      Current Employee - Pharmacy Technician in Montreal, QC (Canada)
      Current Employee - Pharmacy Technician in Montreal, QC (Canada)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Jean Coutu full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Uniform is provided for 1x a year. Customer service. You get to help people who are often in pain.

      Cons

      Very little profit from personelle brand. Raises are barely given. Severely underpaid for the experience I have. Human resources is a waste of space does nothing. They don't tell you that you have the right legally with the group to take 2x 15min break in an 8 hour shift. Very disorganized. Understaffed. Negative ambience. Pharmacist is always playing with their cellphone and never want's to give advice to customer but no one cares or does anything about it. No training is provided. Extremely stressful

      Advice to Management

      Train your staff! Provide sweater with uniform or fix the heating employees are constantly cold in the winter. Increase salary

    9. "Base Job"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Jean Coutu part-time

      Pros

      Working in public, helping staff

      Cons

      Can get dull after a while

      Advice to Management

      Be more proactive

    10. "Cashier and Floor Clerk"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Jean Coutu part-time

      Pros

      - Flexible hours
      - Simple tasks
      - Nice team
      - Able to quickly learn
      - 1/2 weekends off

      Cons

      - Management trouble
      - Salary is slow to move up
      - Cleaning tasks
      - No homework allowed, even if nobody is at the cash
      - Uniform

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