fionajohn Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 hi talking to some-one to-day and they said that the staff in the co-op have been told that it's shutting in feb i thought it was the 14 being made redundant he was talking about (this was in the paper)but he was adament it was the shop that was shuttingany-one know if it's true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalklate Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Two of our 'boys' work at the co-op and they have certainly not been told it's closing. They have been asked to cut their hours, but both were asked to work extra hours last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemac84 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I hope there is no truth in this sorry as I do like the Co-op's range. I do the bulk of my shopping in Tesco as its cheaper over all, but I still go to the Co-op for things. The staff however are a joke (no offence to ur boys above poster, there are exceptions in all cases). The Checkout staff just don't care or they are "busy" having a conversation with the operator on the next till whilst scanning ur good. Most of the floor staff are useless and not far evolved from cave men. I did a few years at the co-op and it saddens me the way the store has gone on the staff front. They should have a massive overhaul of the staff and then people may go there more, and spend more and hence save more jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobby Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I hope there is no truth in this sorry as I do like the Co-op's range. The staff however are a joke (no offence to ur boys above poster, there are exceptions in all cases). The Checkout staff just don't care or they are "busy" having a conversation with the operator on the next till whilst scanning ur good. Most of the floor staff are useless and not far evolved from cave men. i agree that "some" of the staff could help more and be more customer friendly, but i know chaklates 2 boys and they are the most friendly happy wee fellows and go out their way to help customers even if its not their dept, and with a smile. staff moral is at an all time low at the moment people are losing their jobs, comments and rumours like these cant help the atmosphere at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenman Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 cant blame the staff blame the management, my wife worked there,and she was told that while working on the till not to talk to anyone as it slowed things down and held things up. not good when management are telling staff not to be friendly to customers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 that must be one of the most stupid ideas ever. a few seconds of friendly chat means more returning customers not less. having more than one till open would reduce the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenman Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 but thats what management told staff cant expect staff to be friendly whern ,anagement is telling them otherwise, explains a lot though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suuusssiiieee Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Whilst the staff at the co-op can't really come on here and reply to various issues for obvious reasons, i can say for certain ( as i know people that work there) that the shop is not closing. I believe in February there is maintenance work being done on the store, mini re-fit if you like. Staff are being asked to cover more departments, and once the job cuts are done this will be common place. I think the staff are in an impossible position to be honest, but most are trying to do the best they can whilst working under the threat of redundancy. So try to show some consideration folks especially as it's not the greatest time of the year for it. For the record i do not work for the co-op! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirvaluk Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I shop all the time at the coop and have noticed that the staff have certainly been told to talk more to customers, they all say "how are you", which they didn't use to, obviously been told to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girzie Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I certainly hope it's not true. I like to shop in both supermarkets and find the staff very friendly and helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessiep Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I stopped shopping at the CO-OP ages ago, the place is dirty and the SOME of the staff are SO rude, on saying that I would not like ro see it close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebedee Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 In my experience, the staff are worse at Tesco. I was using the self-checkout the other day, and had an issue so I pressed the key to ask for assistance. The worker in charge of the self-checkouts was busy busy busy chatting to the person at the till next to the one I was using. When she noticed the red light, she came over, swiped her card, keyed in a code - she said nothing to me at all - and went back to the other customer to continue their chat. it wasn't work-related, they were talking about mutual friends etc. I stood looking at her back with the surprise obvious on my face that she didn't even ask what the issue was, and it took the other customer to point out to her that I was actually needing some help. There are good and bad staff in both supermarkets, but I generally find the staff at the co-op much more inclined to actually do the job rather than stand and chat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I certainly hope it's not true. I like to shop in both supermarkets and find the staff very friendly and helpful. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlady Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragbag Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Can they issue them with cotton uniforms or at least give the men there some deodourant! Some days it's enough to poison a skunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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