Pleasant place to work - Team Leader Co-op Employee Review

3.0
29 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Local store, good team of people, strong processes, healthy pay

Cons

Shift work, as someone new would appear that work with weaker team members consistently, no shift rotation and always work beyond contracted hours. Getting time off is challenging especially if within 4 weeks of rota being produced. Holidays have to be requested for full year before the end of the holiday year (75% minimum) hard for me to predict because of partners job. Need more staff as when people are absent, others don’t get their time off, work extra and there’s a bit of burn out

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Co-op Response
2mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re really pleased to hear that you enjoy working in your local Co-op store, value the team around you, and feel supported by our processes and pay. We appreciate your comments regarding shift patterns, fairness, and workload. We would always encourage colleagues to raise any concerns directly with their Store Manager, particularly around shift rotation and working beyond contracted hours, so these can be addressed locally and fairly. While it is true that we encourage colleagues to book holidays in at the start of the holiday year, we do understand things can change. We ask for a minimum of 4 weeks' notice for booking and approval of holidays. Thank you again for your openness, feedback like this helps us continue improving the experience for our colleagues.

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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
9mo
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
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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

Cons

Overworked due to corporate ruthlessly cutting hours (while hiring more staff?), generally piling on more and more work to the store team without considering time constraints, absolutely no opportunity for advancement while a store manager is already there

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Co-op Response
8mo
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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