Tesco reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,184 total reviews)
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Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Tesco has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 34,184 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
5.0
May 16, 2024
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Pros

-Very good breaks compared to most companies- guaranteed break for shifts of more than 4 hours and 90 mins break for 9+hrs shift -Friendly colleagues generally -Very good pay if you are a young person, as all customer assistants paid the same no matter the colleagues age- was earning double the minimum wage when I was working there at 17 -Very accommodating to students who are only back for holidays- extremely easy to come back and work as a 'retained student' -Job is most ideal for people (especially school leavers and students) to use as a stop gap

Cons

-Can be poor management on occasions, especially when it comes to organisation -Poor pay if not a young person, as the pay is not that much above the adult minimum wage -Colleague discount only 10% (more on payday weekends)- only really worth it if you buy a lot from Tesco -Can be quite a cliquey work environment, though this depends on the colleagues and the manager -Very low chances of progression from customer assistant to manager as there's a lot of shop floor staff and not many management positions, with new managers often coming straight from other stores and often being the most socially 'popular' staff

2.0
Apr 17, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Not many - nice people I suppose

Cons

Too many lifers who surround themselves with good people. Restructures ever 18 months means it's a culture of fear, as you are led to believe your role is constantly on the line

3.0
Apr 15, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I did learn a lot working for Tesco, but I was lucky enough to be put on certain departments throughout my time there that had their own unique skill sets to learn. There’s always overtime available if you need it. If you work in a big store there’s bound to be people you get on well with. Pay is alright, discount is a bonus and extra benefits sometimes. Canteen is incredibly cheap and can be tasty depending on which cook is on. Free parking.

Cons

Management can be absolutely awful. A lot of power trips and not many people skills. You’ll never get time off over Christmas and Easter if you’re full time. You can be bullied into doing shifts you don’t want to do. You can be thrown into the deep end if you’re not a quick learner you may struggle. If they bring in right hours right place… you’re screwed, you can have your whole work life balance messed up or you’ll have to quit. Only 1 in 100 customers will treat you with human decency. There’s normally not enough equipment to go around to do your job. Computer systems are very outdated. If you don’t want to be a manager learn what you can and leave. It’s an easy place to get stuck. Mental health awareness is not usually a priority. Managers can be incredibly clicky and rude and there’s not much you can do about it, union staff try and help but to be honest they have no real power and are pretty useless and if you use them you’ll just get alienated even more.

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