Does Tesco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tesco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tesco. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Tesco?

69% of Tesco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Tesco 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesco?

Customer Assistant (7132) , Customer Service (1575) , Sales Assistant (1348) , Cashier (803) , Sales Associate (681) , Customer Service Representative (656) , Personal Shopper (616) , Shop Assistant (596) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (462) , Manager (377) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (367) , Store Colleague (338)

What are the pros of working at Tesco according to real employee reviews?

"the hourly pay at tesco is good and the way the look after colleges is great" ((in 3693 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1589 reviews)); "Most of the colleagues are friendly and helpful" ((in 1436 reviews)); "The staff for the most part are friendly and it is nice working with like" ((in 1431 reviews)); "Good benefits and okay" ((in 919 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Tesco according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management can lead to unmotivated workers which impact store performance and puts more pressure on more productive workers." ((in 2035 reviews)); "long hours and extremely buys periods running up to Christmas" ((in 1678 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1328 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 233 reviews)); "No career progression and not as many staff on weekends" ((in 193 reviews))

What are employees saying about Tesco layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Tesco layoffs and their outlook for job security at Tesco in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Tesco locations?

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Tesco reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,231 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Tesco has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 34,231 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tesco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

34K reviews

3.0

Jul 28, 2014

Not the worst job ever I suppose.

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Theres always the opportunity there for you to progress. Always meeting new people and it's like a big family sometimes. The pay is pretty decent, currently roughly £7.50 per hour for Customer Assistants but goes up by a few pence each year. 10% discount card on every shop.

Cons

The Management is really bad. Due to the fact it can be easy to progress, attention isn't really paid to how managers work, so the management can be extremely patronising and plain rude to staff, treating us as if we are stupid. Even though you may work in one department and follow your own Line Manager's instructions, other Managers just come up to you and expect you to follow their instructions too! Such a contradiction.

4.0

Jul 25, 2014

good company to work for

Night shift customer aissitant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

!0% discount which at various times if the year is double good for especially big ticket items best pay out of the big 4 best pension plan in country shares in success scheme possibilty to progress within company

Cons

overly demanding workload and deadlines at time politically motivated bum kissing staff this is a work place not game of thrones

1.0

Jul 25, 2014

Pretty poorly run job, not sure if this was just because of our managers but didn't have a good experience

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

some co-workers were pretty friendly and regular customers were nice to deal with

Cons

policies on calling in sick aren't good, I was given a verbal warning even though I gave over the minimum notice (an hour) because my team leader didn't write down the correct time I called in sick. Was often made to work over an hour later than the store closed because time hadn't been managed effectively and didn't get paid for this extra time, just locked in the store with the manager and told I couldn't leave.

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good company to work for

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