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 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 3750 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1578 reviews)); "Most fellow colleagues are friendly and sociable" ((in 1452 reviews)); "The staff for the most part are friendly and it is nice working with like" ((in 1450 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is discount" ((in 943 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 2020 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1696 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1348 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 242 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

(34,272 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

52% 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 34,272 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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4.0

Mar 7, 2015

A great experience working in different functions every 2 - 5 years - both in the UK and internationally.

Programmer director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting and varied work. Lots of talented people to work with. Working internationally is really rewarding. Good development programmes to support promotions.

Cons

Big changes in the leadership team recently means that there is less stability and impacts morale. Inconsistency between different departments - bit of a lottery.

3.0

Mar 5, 2015

Work Experience

General assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly Atmosphere all around and helpful people.

Cons

Could help new people instead of leaving them alone

4.0

Mar 3, 2015

Sales Assistant - Student

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Privlege card which offers 10% off almost everything in store and online. Sunday premium gives an incentive to work on the weekend.

Cons

They can be quite pushy about getting you to do overtime. Being a student they think we have a lot of free time and keep pushing to do more shifts as the stores can be understaffed.

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