One of the worst places I’ve worked - Store Assistant Co-op Employee Review

1.0
Nov 26, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The only pros to this job are that there is always over time IF you want it.

Cons

You never get a full break (if you even get one at all) due to not having enough staff on when the shop is it’s busiest times. Yet the manager and supervisors take as many breaks as they want when they want. The last shifts (11pm finish’s) do not get shared out like you are told they would. Eg. Always the young people with young children at home that have to do all the late shifts! The manager never works past 3pm and has NEVER done a late shift even though she doesn’t have children to get home to and there are a few other stafff member that NEVER do 11pm finishes! Management and supervisors are always being tofaced and calling other members of staff! Eg the manager has been caught off a member of staff calling another Staff member a cu*t to one of the supervisors. You more or less get treated like rubbish unless you are a supervisor or close with the manager! Not a nice place to work but when you need to provide for your family you can’t leave 💁🏽‍♀️ Also weekends don’t really get shared out like they are supposed to same at the late shifts

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Co-op Response
7y
Thank you for your review. I am sorry to hear that you are not enjoying your time with us. Please note that you are able to speak with your Area Manager about any issues you may be encountering. Alternatively, you can also speak with your HR department via hrservices@coop.co.uk or by calling 0330 606 1001. ^Sam

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Cons

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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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