Not an ethical employer - Anonymous employee Co-op Employee Review

1.0
Mar 3, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good location and nice team

Cons

The management is cruel and harasses employees. There's no fair approach or any sense of professionalism in a workplace. It's just a bunch of incompetent people trying to hold on to their jobs and they will walk all over their team to get what they want. There's bullying, harassment, discrimination in the workplace (from management) as well as lack of any commercial sense. The way the company is run makes no sense and the money is wasted left, right and centre. Presumably they only stay in business because the food and services are so overpriced and the pandemic boosted the revenue. The 'ethical coop approach' is only a marketing gimmick and if they want to really make the difference they need to restructure. I'm sad to see bright and professional people being driven away by incompetent managers who got where they are because of favouritism.

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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.
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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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