Boots V's Co-op

[trundles]

Can anyone give me any help here, thinking of applying for a job with the co-op, currently work for boots, just want peoples opinions on pay, benefits and general working conditions

thank you

[dizzyb23]

My vote is for the Co-op...

[culchie82]

This doesn't even come close to a dilemma....... co-op anyday.

[tinx25388]

I work for Boots. Never worked for Co-op. I would suggest Co-op.

[lillylemon]

I work for Co-op as a trainee dispenser and currently get £6.12 p.h. One of my collegues used to work for Boots and she once told me never to work for them as the way they treated their staff was appalling

[culchie82]

4-0 to Co-op so far - come on where's all those satisfied Boot's employees? Any takers?

[Molly]

'Back in the day' Boots was a good employer...but I escaped! All the people I know who are still there hate it! I have heard good and bad things about Co-Op too.......
I defected to a DD, which now own a 100 hour pharmacy, and now earn more as an dispenser currently doing my NVQ 3, than my friend who is an ACT at Boots!

[jayde-89]

hello i work for boots as a dispensary assistant i get £7.56p and i really enjoy it my store has a lot of lovely workers i work in the mds part of the dispensary doing care home meds but all set asside i really enjoy working for boots as i used to work for lloyds and they are really bad x

[meekie]

i work for boots,as a dispenser, on the last module of my nvq3! hooray,only a few months late, but i think they're ok to work for, but don't get paid enough! i plan to move to hospital pharmacy when i've qualified as phrmacy tech, thats where the best money can be made

[tinx25388]

hello i work for boots as a dispensary assistant i get £7.56p and i really enjoy it my store has a lot of lovely workers i work in the mds part of the dispensary doing care home meds but all set asside i really enjoy working for boots as i used to work for lloyds and they are really bad x

Thats the same role as me! The exact amount also depends on your area/store. I work at a Flagship and earn more than that, but to me the money is not the problem at all. I hate the hours (alternate weeks of 7am-4pm which are quite nice, and 10am-7pm which is not!) and the lack of support from my line manager, also the size of the room in which about 10 of us work is ridiculous, and thats before the drivers start hoverring! My colleagues are great though!