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 (7134) , Customer Service (1577) , Sales Assistant (1348) , Cashier (803) , Sales Associate (683) , Customer Service Representative (656) , Personal Shopper (616) , 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 3741 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1617 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and work well together Staff discount is good Uniform provided" ((in 1464 reviews)); "Most fellow colleagues are friendly and sociable" ((in 1427 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is discount" ((in 958 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 extremely buys periods running up to Christmas" ((in 1678 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1349 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 242 reviews)); "Working late hours and can be Boring" ((in 242 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

(34,245 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 34,245 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

Jun 23, 2014

Was a good start to working life

Checkout assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big Company, lots of opportunity to learn as a student at the time. Also a lot of overtime available. Must admit this was a little while ago. But same principle is a good company to work for with as many or little opportunities as wanted.

Cons

Again a large company, sometime seen as a number rather than an individual - again though this is not a bad thing if not looking for progression,

3.0

Jun 21, 2014

Good if you're in the in crowd

Business systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Blue chip company, lots of opportunities, good work-life balance, strong support for graduate entrants.

Cons

No real processes or leadership, preach collaboration and teamwork but very political environment, no career development for experienced hires.

2.0

Jun 20, 2014

Losing its way. Every new leader changes priorities, policies, direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn about retailing. Plenty of cross cultural interactions. Some opportunities to move across the business.

Cons

Used to be focused and positive. Extremely political. Unless you have a God-father, you get nowhere. Unspoken truth - being British can double your career prospects here. British and graduate, grow thrice as fast. The last three years have been horrible. International stakeholders (internal customers) act like kings needing to be pleased; while the executive team stay far from the reality and believe we operate shoulder to shoulder as one team. Cultural sensitivity = be British. Things don't get fixed - constantly playing cat and mouse trying to find fault with each other. Ancient technology but aspirations are sky high about competing with the best online retailers. The new CEO Glen is from Commercial. Had no clue about IT or Property or Finance or BPO. Only talks cost reduction, and his glorious addition to margins in Korea.

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