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Central England Co-operative Food is a food retail co-operative.

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Central England Co-operative Food job reviews

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  • Best thing

    The different people and the regular ones that come in to shop people I work with at night bearing in mind I work one and one ( me and one other person for 9 hours )

    Worst thing

    Having to be one on one all night no matter how busy it get with customers shoplifters deliverys and any other incerdents that may happen the amount of work that just gets left for nights to do and I don't mean just what you would expect area managers and head office thinking they know best when some of them probably never worked in a shop
    Not being able to have proper brakes or loo brakes because of the one on one thing lack of professionalism don't me as having a joke with people as in the clicks there and if you don't get on or feels they don't like you not calling you to everyone they probably are. Coop only like to improve yes people for team leader and management because now of them have back bone when the area manager want to change shoppl around but you know it won't work because of space or thief's.

    1.8

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service assistant, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Good people

    Worst thing

    Can be stressful and get yelled at

    5.5

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service assistant, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Regular customers

    Worst thing

    Management don't care
    Favouritism
    Getting the worst shifts
    Hr not helpful

    2.3

    Central England Co-operative Food Csa, August 2023

  • Best thing

    Staff discount
    Paid breaks

    Worst thing

    12 hour contract

    9.4

    Central England Co-operative Food CSA, July 2023

  • Best thing

    The regular customers and the staff

    Worst thing

    Hours, facilities

    7.6

    Central England Co-operative Food Team leader, May 2023

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  • Best thing

    Knowing the customers.
    Taking in delivery's
    Getting paid
    Staff discount

    Worst thing

    1 team leader who thinks she knows it all. When in fact she dont

    7.6

    Central England Co-operative Food Duty manager, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Discount, store credit, working for a business that isn't 100% profit driven (social dividend, charity focus, fair trade - organic etc focuses).

    Worst thing

    Head office not tailoring macro tasks to stores space or capabilities, some green washing, hypocritical use of 'Ethics' PR without matching action.

    8.2

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service assistant, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Interacting with customers

    Worst thing

    Management/store manager

    2.0

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service assistant, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Everyone is lovely the workplace is a lovely place and there’s always something to do

    Worst thing

    When delivery arrives late

    9.7

    Central England Co-operative Food Team member, March 2023

  • Best thing

    - Helping charities
    - Easy

    Worst thing

    - Short hours
    - Low pay
    - Boring

    6.7

    Central England Co-operative Food Employee, February 2023

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  • Best thing

    Discount (because of lacking hours)

    Worst thing

    Dealing with the general public

    3.5

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service assistant, December 2022

  • Best thing

    The discount on food

    Worst thing

    The fact that nobody cares as long as it doesn’t effect them… especially the managers!

    4.2

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service assistant, November 2022

  • Best thing

    -good pay for under 18s
    -good benefits

    Worst thing

    -don't get paid for a full break
    -sick leave is difficult
    -most people are stressed

    5.0

    Central England Co-operative Food Retail assistant, November 2022

  • Best thing

    The team, the customers, bringing a smile to people’s face through fantastic customer service

    Worst thing

    One person

    9.7

    Central England Co-operative Food Team leader, November 2022

  • Best thing

    Flexibility

    Worst thing

    Pay, lack of respect from csa's. People not taking no for an answer when asked to cover a shift

    6.8

    Central England Co-operative Food Team leader, October 2022

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  • Best thing

    The customers

    Worst thing

    Unless you brown nose you don't progress

    4.6

    Central England Co-operative Food CSA, October 2022

  • Best thing

    Colleagues are lovely

    Worst thing

    Breaks at silly times, no breaks, breaks cut short.
    Short staffed
    Managers that don’t care

    4.5

    Central England Co-operative Food Team member, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Discount

    Worst thing

    Management honestly couldn’t care less about you
    Management are horrible at actually managing
    You’re not allowed to talk at all during your shift

    2.4

    Central England Co-operative Food Employee, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Customers, well the really nice ones that are respectful.

    Worst thing

    One on one shifts. High theft and rude members of public.

    2.6

    Central England Co-operative Food Employee, July 2022

  • Best thing

    Cycle to Work Scheme
    10% Staff Discount, 20% on payday weekend

    Worst thing

    Everything
    Manager talk to you like rubbish

    1.6

    Central England Co-operative Food Team leader, April 2022

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  • Best thing

    The customers

    Worst thing

    Lack of respect

    1.4

    Central England Co-operative Food CSA, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Generous pay for all ages it doesn’t discriminate

    Worst thing

    Not being listened too/not being told stuff when part of management

    7.5

    Central England Co-operative Food Team leader, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Good team and great customers

    Worst thing

    Unsociable hours

    9.2

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service assistant, January 2022

  • Best thing

    Colleagues, store manager, team leaders

    Worst thing

    Very stressful at times, no understanding from the senior management, no communication from depot for late or missing deliveries, not enough staff on shift, too much do to and not enough incentive/support

    3.4

    Central England Co-operative Food Team leader, December 2021

  • Best thing

    The team that I work with are incredible

    Worst thing

    The rota
    The overtime
    Being understaffed

    2.1

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer advisor, August 2021

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  • Best thing

    The pay isn't bad and my colleagues make it bearable

    Worst thing

    Everything just everything

    1.0

    Central England Co-operative Food Duty manager, April 2021

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    8.7

    Central England Co-operative Food Assistant manager, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Holidays
    5 min travel to work

    Worst thing

    Attitudes
    Lack of respect
    Favourites prioritised for shift times
    Pay
    Unreasonable break times

    2.6

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer assistant, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Meeting new people and working with W good team. Led by great management!

    9.0

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service assistant, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Meeting customers and helping to fill the shelves

    Worst thing

    Not enough hours

    8.6

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service assistant, January 2021

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  • Best thing

    The people I work with and some lovely customers.

    Worst thing

    Not having enough staff on a shift when its needed and having staff in when they are not needed .holidays get refused too often

    2.3

    Central England Co-operative Food Csa/team leader, January 2021

  • Best thing

    The staff and customers

    Worst thing

    The amount of work

    8.9

    Central England Co-operative Food Team Leader, November 2020

  • Best thing

    I get to leave after 8 hours

    Worst thing

    Mixed shifts changing every week

    1.8

    Central England Co-operative Food Duty manager, October 2020

  • Best thing

    Working with people

    Worst thing

    Shift work

    8.7

    Central England Co-operative Food Store manager, October 2020

  • Best thing

    Team members and serving the local community

    Worst thing

    Kronos

    6.7

    Central England Co-operative Food Shop floor assistant, September 2020

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  • Best thing

    Set hours

    Worst thing

    Not enough customers

    9.9

    Central England Co-operative Food Sales assistant, August 2020

  • Best thing

    Colleagues and customers

    Worst thing

    Colleges and customers

    9.8

    Central England Co-operative Food Team leader, August 2020

  • Best thing

    My work colleagues.

    Worst thing

    Expected to do too much in the time given.

    3.5

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service assistant, July 2020

  • Best thing

    Hours, nearby

    Worst thing

    Working in cold

    9.6

    Central England Co-operative Food Warehouse operative, July 2020

  • Best thing

    High morale and a good team

    Worst thing

    Awkward customers

    9.7

    Central England Co-operative Food Customer service, July 2020

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  • Best thing

    Team work

    Worst thing

    Head office no idea how hard it is in store
    Pay not enough

    8.8

    Central England Co-operative Food Team leader, June 2020

  • Best thing

    Good work environment
    Break away from stresses at home

    Worst thing

    Unscociable hours

    5.5

    Central England Co-operative Food Team leader, February 2020