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 (7135) , Customer Service (1578) , Sales Assistant (1349) , Cashier (805) , Sales Associate (683) , Customer Service Representative (658) , Personal Shopper (617) , Shop Assistant (597) , Customer Service Assistant (527) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (463) , Manager (378) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (368) , Store Colleague (340)

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 3752 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1586 reviews)); "The staff were friendly and helpful when I was in training" ((in 1442 reviews)); "balance with nice and friendly colleagues" ((in 1440 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is discount" ((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 2008 reviews)); "long hours and extremely buys periods running up to Christmas" ((in 1676 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1338 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 241 reviews)); "Working late hours and can be Boring" ((in 240 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.

Tesco reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,274 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Tesco has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 34,274 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

Mar 20, 2015

Great stores and teams to be a part of, let down by the decisions of its board of directors

Line manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clean, safe, good processes, pay and shares, good colleagues

Cons

Some bad management, some stores neglected, bad I.T, poor/no training

3.0

Mar 17, 2015

Used to be great

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people Opportunity to progress Better than minimum wage Used to be a great company to work for. Why a pro? Because eventually that'll be the case again if they restore shopfloor staff levels to mid 2000 levels. Then you can actually spend time going the extra mile for customers that Tesco was known for rather than struggling to keep up with workloads.

Cons

Low morale Far too much pointless middle management, doing nothing more than shelf stacking for management wage Lack of review process Not enough staff - leads to over work and thus giving poor customer service because you just don't care anymore

4.0

Mar 16, 2015

Good recognition for those that work hard

General assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay hard work great fun

Cons

Sometimes expected to work longer hours than you want due to flexi contract

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Great stores and teams to be a part of, let down by the decisions of its board of directors

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Good recognition for those that work hard

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