Pros
Coop being part of the community. Decent rate of pay. Good if you have a great team to work with, which I do. Decent amount of online training modules and have a "How Do I" system where if you are unsure of how to do anything in the Coop, you will find it there. Also good training instore and shop floor when buddies up with a colleague. Good range of working shifts and shift requests granted with your store manager if needed. Ive only been working at Coop about 12 weeks but I am enjoying it so far. Career advancement is always available for staff if they wish to develop and train to be team leaders, store managers, etc.
Cons
Late closing, which im not keen on as im getting older and get tired beyond 8pm, and shop closes at 10pm. Shoplifters, no matter how observant you are, its always going to happen at some point, but it gets disheartening with how many we have in our store (lots of alcohol is stolen and wish they were behind glass locked cabinets like other stores) and police are unable to come out for stolen goods under value of £200. Open Boxing Day and New Years day, should be closed for all to spend time with families. More staff should be rotad to help out on shop floor after deliveries.
