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?

70% 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 (7128) , Customer Service (1577) , Sales Assistant (1347) , Cashier (800) , Sales Associate (681) , Customer Service Representative (653) , Personal Shopper (613) , Shop Assistant (594) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (461) , Manager (377) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (366) , Store Colleague (334)

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 3672 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1576 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and work well together Staff discount is good Uniform provided" ((in 1443 reviews)); "balance with nice and friendly colleagues" ((in 1436 reviews)); "Good benefits and okay" ((in 933 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 2032 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1675 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1340 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 238 reviews)); "No career progression and not as many staff on weekends" ((in 194 reviews))

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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.

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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(34,178 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

51% 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 34,178 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

1.0

Sep 13, 2010

Crass

General assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

just pays the bills, nothing else

Cons

patronising, rudeness, arrogance of gaffers you can keep complaining about something it will not have any effect whatsoever gaffer will never do anything for you unless have some (perhaps personal) interest in it they know everything better and never listen or help you when something goes wrong it is always your fault, no exceptions when it turns out to be their fault you never get an apology to progress in the company you will need a backup of certain people, who are dull but managed to get to the post, it is not exactly strait forward and fair job targets are unrealistic no team spirit, it is better not to make friends here

2.0

Aug 30, 2010

A company who's reputation seems to outlive the reality on the ground. Will struggle retaining best quality people

Bsa

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Industry Leader in field. Many different areas

Cons

Slow Paced. Career structure too artificial

1.0

Aug 17, 2010

line managers given too much say

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fairly laid back at first. ok the work there if you are wanting to get to other places or as an in-between job, reasonable pay.

Cons

line managers very disrespectful toward staff treated as a number as oppose to an individual person no regard for people acutally having a personal live that does not revolve around working all times of day at the workplace. no regard for job satisfaction or progression.

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