Managers put too much pressure on ctm's - Costumer Team Member ( Shop Assistant ) Co-op Employee Review

1.0
22 Feb 2025
Recommend
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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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5.0
18 Aug 2025
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Pros

Good pay, great staff. Good shifts

Cons

Long hours. Too far from home

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Co-op Response
10mo
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
8 Sept 2025
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Pros

Team got on well, hours weren't particularly harsh (pay not particularly impressive either)

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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