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 (654) , 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 3713 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1598 reviews)); "The staff for the most part are friendly and it is nice working with like" ((in 1445 reviews)); "Most fellow colleagues are friendly and sociable" ((in 1445 reviews)); "Good benefits and okay" ((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 2028 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1677 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1351 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 233 reviews)); "No career progression and not as many staff on weekends" ((in 187 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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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,187 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 34,187 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

Aug 17, 2017

Do not recommend.

Dot com personal shopper

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

•Staff discount (10% off) •Flexable hours •Colleges were lovely •Pay is decent

Cons

•Worst management I've seen in a while. •Staff discount only offered after 6 months •Not much overtime available •Unsocialable hours (6am starts) •Short shifts •Managers moan about pick rate (how fast you pick up shopping) •Managers seem to care more about how fast you pick rather than the quality •Managers seem to have unrealistic pick rate expectations •WARNING- If you're not used to walking and bending down a lot, you WILL have a lot of pain in your back and legs.

1.0

Jul 18, 2017

Great Flexible working, terrible at positivity

Change manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working samples of foods Some managers holiday time (26 days including personal day) Role can be enjoyable

Cons

this is the second major redundancy they don't listen to their colleagues hierarchical competitive/untrustworthy base salary is good but never get a pay rise regardless of end of year reviews bonuses are tiny (3-4% if work level 1 or 2) undervalued

3.0

Jul 16, 2017

Good pay and Hike Thats it ......................

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. WFH 2. Good Hike 3 . Pays well

Cons

1. No idea whats going on can be fired any season . 2 .Project details lies in seniors wish .

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