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 (7133) , Customer Service (1577) , Sales Assistant (1348) , Cashier (803) , Sales Associate (683) , Customer Service Representative (656) , Personal Shopper (617) , Shop Assistant (596) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (463) , Manager (378) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (368) , 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 3688 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1594 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and work well together Staff discount is good Uniform provided" ((in 1458 reviews)); "Most of the colleagues are friendly and helpful" ((in 1444 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is discount" ((in 937 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 2019 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1698 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1335 reviews)); "unsociable working hours at weekends" ((in 241 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 239 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?

Ciudad de México , Coacalco de Berriozabal

Tesco reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,247 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Tesco has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 34,247 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).

Reviews by job title

34K reviews

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.

5.0

Oct 20, 2013

Sales assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very Good to work for

Cons

No cons working here at all

5.0

Oct 20, 2013

Good work culture.

Associate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High Salary Allowances You will be respected everywhere in the company Onsite opportunities but only for few months

Cons

Balance between work life and personal life is a mismatch as most of them will be working in shifts. Growth is Limited

Viewing 34099 - 34101 of 34,247 Reviews

Jobs at Tesco

Tesco Colleague Nights

Clifton, North West England, England

Tesco Colleague - Craigavon Extra

Craigavon, Northern Ireland

Team Member - Tesco Cafe

Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland

Tesco Colleague - Kirkwall

Tesco Colleague - Ballymena Superstore

Ballymena, Irlanda del Norte

Tesco

Tesco reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Every little helps?

Sales assistant

Good work culture.

Jobs at Tesco

Tesco reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Jobs at Tesco

Company ratings over time

Tesco reviews FAQs