Co-op reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(6,267 total reviews)
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58% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Co-op has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,267 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Co-op employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
Feb 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Helping people is the only good thing

Cons

Everything else is a con

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Co-op Response
1y
Thank you for leaving a review. We're proud of all the work our funeralcare teams do to support our customers at the most difficult time of their lives. We're sorry if you're feeling unheard. We're concerned for your wellbeing and we advise that you talk to your manager about any difficulties you're facing. If you can't talk to your direct line manager, please talk to another manager in the business or speak to a member of our HR teams.
1.0
Feb 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Staff Disscounts are handy and nice to have

Cons

Shops are coming more deanderous as shoplifting is getting out of control.

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Co-op Response
1y
Thank you for your review and feedback. We're pleased to see that you're happy with your 30% Colleague Member Discount, it's a great perk, and much more than any of our competitors provide. We've successfully campaigned to change the law, making violent crime against retail workers a stand alone offence. We continue to invest in technology and resources to support the safety of our colleagues in store and the single most important thing our store teams can do is to report any incidents of crime. Doing this helps us to provide resources where it is needed and helps to bring those accountable to justice.
1.0
Feb 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The team is great, good breaks, 25% on their own branded food.

Cons

Managers expect you to do it all. Expect you to be the baker, the person that gets the delivery in and out, have to work on the till at the same time doing the store delivery putting things on the shelves, serving costumers and also doing the 5 delivery apps like Uber with no help from management. Smoking breaks not allowed. Expect to be working on your own half of the time because company trying to budget and not add as many staff as you would need on shift. Careful using the discount card as it can be used against you, not allowed to give it to family otherwise they interrogate you and then fire you for ''defrauding the company'' by just buying food for you and your family with a discount card that takes like 3 pounds off if you spend 20 (just an example). Do it but be careful.

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Co-op Response
1y
Thank you for your review and feedback. Working in convenience retail isn't for everyone. Our Customer Team Members work a variety of tasks in store and depending on the shift that they are on might mean that they work around different areas of the store, or that they could be on one task for their entire shift. Every colleague contributes to the successful running of the store and will need to have a flexible approach meeting the expectations of our customers, however they choose to shop with us, in store or online. We're pleased that you were happy with your colleague member discount. We give colleague members 30% off Co-op brand items, and 10% off non Co-op brands, which rises to 20% on payday weekends. Our discount is extremely generous, much more than our competitors. You can also apply for a partner card, it can be anyone that lives with you. If after an investigation it is found that colleagues are misusing their discount card, including their partner card, then this would be considered Gross Misconduct. It is vitally important that our colleagues use this great benefit within the agreed terms.
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