Does Central England Co-operative pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Central England Co-operative employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Central England Co-operative. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Central England Co-operative?

43% of Central England Co-operative employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Central England Co-operative 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Central England Co-operative?

Customer Service Assistant (39) , Team Leader (25) , Customer Service Associate (9) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (8) , Customer Assistant (6) , Duty Manager (6) , Store Manager (5) , Customer Service (4) , Marketing (4) , Sales Assistant (4) , Manager (3) , Area Manager (2) , CSA (2) , Checkout Supervisor (2) , Credit Controller (2)

What are the pros of working at Central England Co-operative according to real employee reviews?

"The colleagues that were there when I briefly worked here were all friendly and empathetic and made the challenges that come with working in retail all the more bearable." ((in 13 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 7 reviews)); "Most staff friendly and nice." ((in 5 reviews)); "Great Benefits" ((in 5 reviews)); "Good work life balance , good store managers" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Central England Co-operative according to real employee reviews?

"unsociable hours" ((in 8 reviews)); "Operations managers do not seek opinions of those who aren't in management" ((in 5 reviews)); "Poor communication from managers/team leaders to staff." ((in 5 reviews)); "The CEO leads a culture of bullying and financial mismanagement, enabled by an undisciplined Board" ((in 4 reviews)); "Little further training on new procedures or rules, if at all." ((in 3 reviews))

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Central England Co-operative Reviews

3.0

43% would recommend to a friend

(200 total reviews)

Debbie Robinson

38% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture and values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

Central England Co-operative has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 200 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Central England Co-operative employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

200 reviews

2.0

14 Sept 2023

A business in trouble

Project co-ordiantor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Not many I can think off.

Cons

Make no mistake this ia a business in serious trouble. Selling off stores, closing distribution centres and there will be much more to come. Chronically miss managed from top to bottom. The money they make off the back of an impressive turnover is spectacularly low. Completely unable to complete a simple project totally lost and stuck in a time warp. Poor technology, poor leadership and fighting off an inevitable collapse.

3.0

4 May 2023

Lost its way

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Support by your own colleagues is great and a department generally has a great vibe to it.

Cons

Every department and Head Of has their own agenda and there is a lack of vision from the CEO which results in too many spin offs happening, it’s out of control. Debbie is too focused on Marketing and rebranding as that’s her background and not focused enough on driving the business forward. I think it has been a bad mistake to bring back so many old leaders like Paul and Lee as they haven’t returned with anything fresh or exciting. Management Incentive Scheme is a joke and is how much your face fits rather than how well you’ve led or what you’ve achieved.

1.0

22 Sept 2016

Horrendous experience - Please don't work here!

Senior team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some of the staff, and customers were alright. I worked my way up to duty manager, and was with the company for 6 years. It was actually an alright place to work back when it was Anglia Co-op...then it got taken over by Midland and it went downhill fast. The company as it exists today really is horrible. I really, really implore anyone reading this to never apply to this company - I promise you will regret it!

Cons

After takeover, re-branded as Central England, and after a consultation period a lot of staff were made redundant. Policies, procedures and management at all levels were absolutely horrible to work with. I would never go back!

Central England Co-operative Response

Thank you for your review. We will pass on the comments you have made. We value all of our colleagues.

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