From the 26-year-old newbie to the 65-year-old who has been with Suma since its birth as a co-op in 1977, there are no exceptions. Isis Carrasco, 47, a former charity manager, took a pay cut when she moved to Suma to become a project manager three years ago. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/GuardianIt can take a little time to adjust to co-op life, says Carlyle. Here you will have to have five or six, and sometimes the whole co-op votes. “It’s a £50m business now, so he would have a one-sixth share in that rather than a one in 190 share.

Source: The Guardian January 01, 2019 06:00 UTC