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 (7131) , Customer Service (1575) , Sales Assistant (1347) , Cashier (802) , Sales Associate (681) , Customer Service Representative (656) , Personal Shopper (616) , Shop Assistant (594) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (462) , Manager (377) , General Assistant (368) , Store Assistant (367) , Store Colleague (336)

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 3701 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1601 reviews)); "The staff for the most part are friendly and it is nice working with like" ((in 1457 reviews)); "balance with nice and friendly colleagues" ((in 1432 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is discount" ((in 929 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 2043 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1701 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1333 reviews)); "Working late hours and can be Boring" ((in 241 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 237 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

(34,214 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 34,214 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

2.0

Mar 12, 2014

Frustrating

Line manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits. You are encouraged to and have the opportunity to progress with the company (although the process for this can sometimes be very long and result in doing the job you are aiming to be promoted to for many months wile still being the job level below).

Cons

Very long working days. Regularly not allowed to spend money on overtime for staff which results in management being used to do hours of sitting on a checkout or pushing a trolley around collecting shopping for DotCom customers. This impacts on the running of your own department and you get constant feedback or complaints from customers throughout the day saying that hey can never get what they want because the shelves are empty.

3.0

Mar 5, 2014

Lots of politics and poor people skills by senior management at head office

It architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really interesting work from the perspective of everybody already knows the business as most people have shopped there and can think of ways to improve it! Really friendly peers there and Tesco is great for your CV!

Cons

Management try to restructure the organisation numerous times, you get moved around with no thought to what you want to do even though HR continually say they are always thinking about your career progression.

3.0

Feb 22, 2014

Tesco HSC

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Campus Good natured people overall Contribution to community is promoted and celebrated

Cons

Politics - Ineffective leadership (its dissappointing to see the groupism at middle and senior management level) If you want to move up the ladder emphasis is on your articulation and english vocabulary skills, not really the performance. In Property team there is not effort towards grooming leaders (there are no leaders who can groom others into leadership)

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