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 (7130) , Customer Service (1576) , Sales Assistant (1347) , Cashier (800) , Sales Associate (681) , Customer Service Representative (655) , Personal Shopper (615) , 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 3738 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1596 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and work well together Staff discount is good Uniform provided" ((in 1446 reviews)); "Most fellow colleagues are friendly and sociable" ((in 1429 reviews)); "Good benefits and okay" ((in 911 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 2026 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1688 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1324 reviews)); "unsociable working hours at weekends" ((in 240 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((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.

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Tesco reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,188 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 34,188 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

2.0

Mar 13, 2018

The perfect enlightening experience for younger people, but PLEASE don't stay there for long

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Sporadic 10/20% discount off products - Extra hours are always available through overtime - Sunday premium which is time and a half (soon to be time and a quarter)

Cons

- Poor management, who couldn't care less about you or the store - Lack of team spirit, mainly due to poor management team - Most members of staff are underappreciated and not recognised for the work that they do - An environment that rewards brown-nosing, regardless of the employees incompetences

2.0

Feb 19, 2018

Very bad place to work

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are hard working person then you might actually earn some money.

Cons

At the moment hard working workers are nothing else just slaves. Work isnt equal but pay is the same for everyone. Low morale. Staff walking out in the mid shift as expectation from managers are totally unrealistic. As ex team leader i must say that there is no career future in the company at the moment. Its hard to achive anything as comunication/ knowledge sharing is pathetic in any store i worked in last 12 years.

1.0

Dec 19, 2017

Worst company with worst technology

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. A very good company to waste your talent and one of the best companies to do nothing.

Cons

1. Outdated technologies mostly support work . 2. Incompetent managers and Software heads who do nothing but browse all day. 3. Not enough competent people to drive the company with ideas. 4. Join this company if you want to become obsolete. 5. Not a tech company.

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