accounts payable clerk

contrôleur financier

meat cutter

grocery associate

cashier

Coppas Fresh Market

I got a good amount of hours which would've been great except I dreaded coming in! I seriously looked for any excuse to not come in to work it was horrible and I was only there for four months!

Disrespectful management and they were often condescending or patronizing when talking to staff. Most of my coworkers in my department were really sweet, but the one's who weren't really ruined the whole experience. They would be nice to your face and go behind each others backs and talk bad about one another (and nothing was off limits, they would talk bad about your family too)

Aside from the toxic work culture, they would leave havarti cheese sitting out of the fridge just because it was popular and they didn't want to keep putting it away and taking it out. Once they sold an entire deli meat (I'm talking whole, uncut, still in the original package) without informing the customer that the best before date was dated for the very next day! They just took the sticker off and sold it to them anyway. It wasn't expired, but this is super unethical in my opinion. I worked as a deli clerk at a different grocery store before working at Coppa's, and this would've never been allowed. Going from a grocery store that really prioritized cleanliness to this environment was a complete shock to me.

**Disclaimer: the location I worked at, is no longer open and hasn't been for at least a few years. I can't speak for what happens at other locations, this was just what I witnessed and experienced at the location I worked at. It's possible other locations are not like this**

Don't get me wrong, the job itself is somewhat satisfying and is pretty decent in terms of part time work. It is a clean environment and the customers are generally pleasant. But the biggest issue stems from the owners. The managers are very kind and understanding, but the owners walk around like dictators trying to ensure that their machine is producing as much as possible. After my first month working (which was also marked the first month of the store being open), they decided to fire just over half of our staff obviously in order to cut costs. This caused my department (and others, as I've overheard conversations of this), to be understaffed and overworked. If you've ever worked in a place that has been understaffed, you know what it's like. They also have a really backwards policy on facial hair and other appearances, which might not be an issue for some, but if you like your appearance to be expressive of yourself, be aware that you will be censored from doing so. The owners will rarely ever speak to the lowest ranked employees face to face, and only communicate to them through management. Save the impersonal bureaucracy for a stressful office environment, not a grocery store.

Coppas as a whole is good company to work for. head office /store staff are very friendly and helpful. the ladies who trained me and office staff were very nice and helpful.
the specific store I worked at however was a different story. was told to "forget what i had learned in training because they do things differently at that store". very disorganized, wifi is very poor so working with the price scanner is a challenge. 
Employees at this store were mostly friendly with the exception of a few, and Management was terrible. constantly yelling at employees,, with sarcasm, asserting his position in front of customers, was not very pleasant at all.
hardest part of the job was the constant running around from one end of the store to the other for entire 7 hour shift making sure things were done to store standard and on time.
most enjoyable thing about the job was my coworkers and engaging with the public. its always nice to help people.



I have worked here for years and see it all. The way this organization operates is disgusting and disgraceful. The owners treat their employees like dogs. They do not respect their employees and this they are superior than all mankind. They are rude to their employees, constantly screaming and yelling at them in front of customers and other employees. They use threats and intimidation to control their employees. No wonder people are quitting. Some have even suggested to call the UFCW to start a union other want to call the human rights to file a complaint of harassment and discrimination. The owners need to realize that without the employees, the stores will fall a part. We can see it coming apart now and it will get worst if they continue to mistreat their employees.

This store needs to work on team effort. They hire a bunch of people but some are clearly not trained. Even the managers don't do much work. Also they never got my schedule right and they would change it last minute online and give me dirty looks when I came in late. At least I would show up. Another thing to look after is how this store builds a display. They stack glass objects in a way where it can fall on a customer's. Turns out that happened one day when I was working there. So I page for my manager and no one is answering my calls. I highly suggest people not to work here if your looking for employment

In the last 5 years Coppas has turned over more employees than you can imagine. Managers including store managers over 30, Deli clerks over 40, Produce clerks over 50, Grocery clerks over 50, Drivers over 4, Meat dept over 30, Cashiers over 60, HMR hot foods over 40, Human Resource Management over 5, and many more employees were fired without just cause.

Not a safe place to work and risk leaving a steady job you currently have if you want to continue to pay your mortgage and feed your family. On average your shelf life is 6-12 months. Employees that stay are the core employees that have been working there for years.

Assist in the day to day sales of grocery products sold in the store.
Coordination of product placement throughout the sales area. 
Maintain accurate levels of merchandise for the day to day sales.
Meet the stores monthly targets and handle budgets.
Inventory control and order processing.
Deal with enquiries and complaints monitoring customer service levels.
Provide professional and high level customer service to the customers.
Training and recruitment of new employees. 
Maintain store safety by keeping floors clean, free of clutter and spills.

The bakery manager was hard working and treated me well, but I didnt like the way she talked to some of my coworkers.. she was kind of a bully. On the other hand, the assistant manager was a complete nightmare. She was very narcissistic and vindictive.. if she didnt like you she would spread rumours and lies about you. She loved to gaslight me. She rarely ever worked or helped me when I was busy, and then would complain to the manager if I couldnt keep up with the rush. She spent most of her shift gossiping and wasting time. I worked very hard and was valuble to the company, but I had to leave due to her abuse.

Employees almost get scared when owners walk in and have to please them more than focusing on the customers. Employees are not treated well and there is favouritism with their family friends that work there. Some people get all the opening shifts and some people get all the closing shifts, very unfair. Also very hard to get a day off because every department is extremely understaffed. It would be a better workplace and work environment if the owners treated their employees like human beings.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is a clean grocery store with a friendly environment where you like to go to work every day. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The only stressful part  in this company is the layout staff  each year without any reason 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
the environment is friendly and multi-cultural. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I am a cashier and every day I cash in my tray and start my work in front or end door. the store is sometimes quiet, so I help the manager to face the shelves.

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Accounts payable clerk 4 salaries reported	$37,098 per year
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