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 (801) , Sales Associate (681) , Customer Service Representative (655) , Personal Shopper (615) , Shop Assistant (594) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (462) , Manager (377) , General Assistant (368) , Store Assistant (367) , Store Colleague (335)

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 3713 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1607 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and work well together Staff discount is good Uniform provided" ((in 1443 reviews)); "Most fellow colleagues are friendly and sociable" ((in 1435 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is discount" ((in 921 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 2030 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1690 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1344 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 241 reviews)); "Working late hours and can be Boring" ((in 238 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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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,204 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 34,204 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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34K reviews

4.0

Oct 25, 2013

Good Work Life Balance

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pension, Reasonable Pay, Life Insurance, Good Benefits, Good Culture, Great People to work with, Interesting business, Chances to travel overseas

Cons

Limited promotion opportunities at certain levels. Accepting of too much change makes landing projects difficult. Do not seem to treat long serving staff as well as new consultants.

3.0

Oct 24, 2013

Customer service assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Staff discount and extra around holiday season Role rotation around different departments - Multi skilled Uni transfer and home store working during holidays

Cons

Corporate policies and lack of discretion on an individual basis I.e sick leave Lower management often lack consideration to those lower in the hierarchy - they usually were power hungry

3.0

Oct 22, 2013

Every little helps?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best thing working about tescos would be the privilage card also the 90 min break you get which can be split up into 3 half hour breaks

Cons

Being called to work on tills during very busy periods and while trying to deal with customers requests for out of stock products and basically trying top keep the department filled. Night shift never used to fill the department at night and just pull everything forward so when i came in its like nothing had been done apart from the department being tidied up a bit which left me trying to fill it again when it should have already been filled by the night shift who get paid more and don't have to go on till and don't have to deal with customers.

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