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 (7133) , Customer Service (1577) , Sales Assistant (1348) , Cashier (803) , Sales Associate (683) , Customer Service Representative (656) , Personal Shopper (617) , Shop Assistant (596) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (463) , Manager (378) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (368) , Store Colleague (338)

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 3753 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1585 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and work well together Staff discount is good Uniform provided" ((in 1481 reviews)); "Most fellow colleagues are friendly and sociable" ((in 1427 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is discount" ((in 904 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 2046 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1691 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1338 reviews)); "Unsociable working hours quite repetive" ((in 250 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 241 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

(34,247 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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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

2.0

Aug 4, 2014

Hate it , only doing it , cause nothing else at mo .

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Shares and discount . Flexible and conveinent

Cons

At the time , before moving dept , only male on dept , had a manager who's brains were in his trousers . Now in another dept , on nights only doing it for the money , not the love of it .

3.0

Jul 28, 2014

Not the worst job ever I suppose.

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Theres always the opportunity there for you to progress. Always meeting new people and it's like a big family sometimes. The pay is pretty decent, currently roughly £7.50 per hour for Customer Assistants but goes up by a few pence each year. 10% discount card on every shop.

Cons

The Management is really bad. Due to the fact it can be easy to progress, attention isn't really paid to how managers work, so the management can be extremely patronising and plain rude to staff, treating us as if we are stupid. Even though you may work in one department and follow your own Line Manager's instructions, other Managers just come up to you and expect you to follow their instructions too! Such a contradiction.

4.0

Jul 25, 2014

good company to work for

Night shift customer aissitant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

!0% discount which at various times if the year is double good for especially big ticket items best pay out of the big 4 best pension plan in country shares in success scheme possibilty to progress within company

Cons

overly demanding workload and deadlines at time politically motivated bum kissing staff this is a work place not game of thrones

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Hate it , only doing it , cause nothing else at mo .

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