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      Truely terrible - Sales Associate Co-op Employee Review

      1.0
      1 Aug 2019
      Sales associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Nothing positive to say. Still have nightmares when i think about this place.

      Cons

      Worked in co-op in glasgow for 3 years on a part time basis (16 hours contract). In that time I had 3 weekends off. I begged them for weekends off to see my children. They would agree to this and then when the rota went up it would be the same. Late finish on a friday. Early start on a Saturday, full day sunday. Ended up doing 36 hours a week. I spoke to senior management about this, who couldn't even pretend to care. Was awful. Very much a dead end job. The money is not enough to live on. I had tears of joy when i left.

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      Co-op Response
      6y
      Thanks for your review. We are really sorry to hear this, and shocked about your experience, as this is not typical practice. For current employees who are unable to resolve issues with their manager directly, we have a dedicated HR team who are always happy to help. We also have a 24-hour employee assistant programme available to all of our employees.

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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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