Not enough staff - Supervisor Co-op Employee Review

1.0
Aug 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Colleagues can help a shift not be so bad

Cons

Stress. Huge workload. No security. Tons of shoplifters. Upper management dont care. Expected to work full shifts without a break. Not trained properly on certain things but reprimanded if you dont do them correctly.

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Co-op Response
6y
We are really sorry to hear about your experience. We are working really hard to protect our colleagues. Our safer colleagues, safer communities campaign is dedicated to tackling crime and violence and protecting all of our colleagues. So far, we spent £70m to protect colleagues from violent incidents. If you feel unable to discuss all of the above issues with your manager then please contact our HR team on 0330 606 1001 as they will be happy to help. We also have an employee assistance programme (0800 069 8854) to support our colleagues and are always there to provide: - confidential advice - support -counselling, whether it’s to do with work or not

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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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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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