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      Too much bureaucracy, aggressive management style and disingenuous. - Technical Lead Co-op Employee Review

      2.0
      14 May 2017
      Technical lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Staff benefits, varied work and colleagues are all current plus points. Teams are warm and welcoming and on the whole nice people and the only reason to stay.

      Cons

      Far too much bureaucracy and teams trying to shift blame/responsibility. Expectation that someone else should pick it up once a project has gone live. Constant shifting sands with minimal to no real direction or guidance from management. No blame cultural as long as your a senior manager. Unrealistic performance goals. Loss of a large number of skilled temporary staff due to ill throughout policy change has left the permanent staff struggling. Acceptance that "that will do" or "MVP" is good enough.

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      Co-op Response
      9y
      Thankyou for your comments and reviews. I'm sorry to hear you feel there is a blame culture and I encourage you to raise your concerns with your manager so they can be looked into. ^Catherine

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      5.0
      18 Aug 2025
      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      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
      Team leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      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
      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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