Team Leader Review

by Co-op

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.2/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

I'm a Team Leader. I basically run the shop's daily operations on my shifts. I set out what needs to be done, and make sure all legal requirements are met, as well as lead the team on my shifts.

6/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Yes, of course. Anything else would be an enormous waste of time and money. THe legal basics of managing a store and also finer minutiae of leadership in a retail environment.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I do enjoy it a lot. Though it is a bit harder to manage it all during a pandemic when everything is done online via distance. Takes a bit more discipline this way.

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Seen to be well structured so far, plowing threw the basics first and slowly getting more advance as we go..

8/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Medium. Sadly my Store Manager is stressed for any time, seeing as we are under staffed, and keep getting our hours cut by Coop, getting almost 200 hours less than equivalent or smaller stores per week. (as I've been told during the apprenticeship when we compare notes, so true figures) The mother company cares zilch for individual colleagues or stores unless it's a "store of excellence" which they use to brag.

6/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

I get sufficient support. I haven't asked for more, so can't say I don't get enough, really...

8/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

Hopefully it will help a lot. Would be a moot point to do all this otherwise. Not quite in a position to say. A lot left to go...

8/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

Not really no. But they DO offer things centrally, for us to do by our own volition...

6/10

9a. Would you recommend Co-op to a friend?

9b. Why?

I've had enough myself with how they want to pretend to be different but it's all abt money in the end. Murray gets £ 3.5 million per year. We get £15k. If we're lucky. Lots of extra work to do to keep everyone safe during a pandemic, but NO extra hours to do so. Instead they CUT our hours...

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Co-op?

Don't? Or make sure it's a temporary job. Unless you really love retail, or it's your one way of getting a career. Then Coop is the best way I guess, they really DO offer a great career path...