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 (682) , Customer Service Representative (656) , Personal Shopper (616) , Shop Assistant (596) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (462) , Manager (377) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (367) , 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 3724 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1607 reviews)); "The staff for the most part are friendly and it is nice working with like" ((in 1446 reviews)); "Most fellow colleagues are friendly and sociable" ((in 1423 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is discount" ((in 924 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 2054 reviews)); "long hours and extremely buys periods running up to Christmas" ((in 1666 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 244 reviews)); "Late Working Hours and late shift" ((in 244 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

(34,243 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

51% 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 34,243 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

Mar 5, 2014

Lots of politics and poor people skills by senior management at head office

It architect

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Really interesting work from the perspective of everybody already knows the business as most people have shopped there and can think of ways to improve it! Really friendly peers there and Tesco is great for your CV!

Cons

Management try to restructure the organisation numerous times, you get moved around with no thought to what you want to do even though HR continually say they are always thinking about your career progression.

3.0

Feb 22, 2014

Tesco HSC

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Campus Good natured people overall Contribution to community is promoted and celebrated

Cons

Politics - Ineffective leadership (its dissappointing to see the groupism at middle and senior management level) If you want to move up the ladder emphasis is on your articulation and english vocabulary skills, not really the performance. In Property team there is not effort towards grooming leaders (there are no leaders who can groom others into leadership)

3.0

Feb 18, 2014

Busy.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of hours Good pay Many different responsibilities. Bonus system was pretty handy.

Cons

Sexism and racism were rife. Expect to be looked down, and dismissed if you are a woman or non-white.

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