Tesco reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,247 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 34,247 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).

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34K reviews
3.0
Nov 15, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The are a lot of pros to working in Tesco. The pay is very competitive for the industry that you are in line managers can expect to start from £23,000 upwards with majority earning between £26,000 and £30,000. There are good career prospects within Tesco in terms of establishing your career there is an avenue for everyone. Working in the stores does give you the business acumen that you need to run any business. Great benefits swell in terms of 10% discount card, pension scheme and flexible working.

Cons

Lack of staff within the stores means that as a manager you are constantly doing a customer assistant role and never really leading and managing your team. When promotions happen is is all about who you know and too many people get appointed into roles due to someone they know rather than there actual skill set. There is no work life balance when working in Tesco stores in terms of management every member of management is always in on a Saturday and working excessive hours for royal visits or to cover staff shortages is very common.

2.0
Aug 26, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

3rd largest retailer on your CV, Opportunity to work in different departments and gain experience in the world of retail.

Cons

Most of the senior management are ex Accenture boys and those who report to them are known to Micro-manage their staff especially in Tesco IT. Culture in Tesco IT of breaking down employee by constant criticism/ reminding you that you can be easily replaced and that your paid too much money until employee leaves, is unable to leave and is kicked out or is moulded into one of their "yes" men/women. There was also a tendency for the managers to question your abilities and in some cases ask you to perform a tesk but will also ask a senior colleague to do the same task as they do not trust you. And this is from day 1, not day 10 or something. Offices in Letchworth were bitterly cold due to over powering air con, and a depressing place to be with little light.

2.0
Jul 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The team are some of the brightest people I have worked with, there is a choice of projects to choose from and a great work life balance (if you so luck to have a good team lead).

Cons

Low paid, paid raise is a joke Tech people are not rated based on their tech skills but rather their soft skills. Business people will always trump tech people when it come to promotion. Work level based system, transition from one level to another require a lot of buttering up the upper management outside of your immediate work area No appreciation for the work you have put in Team lead changes frequently with no real support when looking to move up the ladder Company rather have contractors than retaining or hiring perm staff

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