Questions and Answers about The Midcounties Co-Operative

Since they started using the KRONAS system you get long ANTISOCIAL HOURS
Which RUIN your HOME/ Work balance ☹️

I wore a dress I got from Primark that was smart but not ‘suit smart’ with some plain black dolly shoes. This was for a customer assistant position

I recieved an email letting me know I was invited for a telephone interview which was very relaxed and just general questions. Second interview was face to face and this was again quite informal and relaxed. They asked general questions and just wanted to get to know a bit about me as a person

The staff discount is 10% off for regular items (excluding fuel and to some degree cigarettes and alcohol), however it is 15% when you spend more than £30 food shop, 20% on pay day weekends and near christmas.

I look forward to each problem that the new day brings

Have the rota for the weeks work at least 4 weeks in advance so that if people can't work on a specific day, they can swap shifts around with plenty of time

I'd agree the managers whom; are supposed to be supporting the store don't and couldn't care about staff or their progress in the company. You will eventually find a good reason to bring an employment tribunal claim against some of them at mid - counties co - operative for unfairness and discrimination of your rights at the company.

Manic, rushed and basically under trained and scapegoated if you do things wrong.
Having to do dates, tills, put stock out or run post office and tills at the same time just gets stressful while supervisors refuse to help or do anything but fill gaps.

The minimum age restriction is 16, this includes working on the till, however selling restricted items requires authorisation from an 18+, we have quite a few 16 - 17 yr olds at our store who need this.

I was told of the job by a person already working for them i filled in an application form and went along for a chat and was offered the position