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 (7128) , Customer Service (1577) , Sales Assistant (1347) , Cashier (800) , Sales Associate (681) , Customer Service Representative (653) , Personal Shopper (613) , Shop Assistant (594) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (461) , Manager (377) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (366) , Store Colleague (334)

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 3700 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1579 reviews)); "The staff were friendly and helpful when I was in training" ((in 1439 reviews)); "Most of the colleagues are friendly and helpful" ((in 1430 reviews)); "Good benefits and okay" ((in 934 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 2035 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1701 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1335 reviews)); "Unsociable working hours quite repetive" ((in 246 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 236 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

(34,178 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 34,178 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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Reviews by job title

34K reviews

3.0

Mar 16, 2011

Investment in staff is needed

Line manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* 10% discount * options to buy shares through wage * Good pension * Free shares every year * Better benefits and wage than competitors * Subsidised meals (NOT IN EXPRESS) * Good training * Extra holidays at 5, 10 & 15yr anniversarys * Good holidays

Cons

* If the face fits seems to be the key for progression. * The goal posts seem to move quite frequently * Lack of staff in superstore & Extra stores * Lack of investment in retaining staff * Personnel managers generally aren't personable, and when staff go to them with issues, it feels like that we are an inconvience * The divide between night staff and day staff is an us and them culture, but managers do little to improve the divide, nor to sort the issues out for them * So much pressure is on the night shift, due to the staff shortages on days, the night shift are expected to turn the store round, and get beasted when they don't

3.0

Mar 1, 2011

ok for a student or someone looking to wind down for retirement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the people you work with are generally nice, not the management (with exceptions), social aspect is ok also nights out every so often.

Cons

they make out like they are all for work/life balance and time off when you need it etc, they try to talk to you about how you must take holidays off weeks at a time and not a few days here and there!!!! NO they are MY holidays and i will use them as I need to not as you want me to!!!!!!

3.0

Feb 24, 2011

Repetitive work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 10% tesco discount - varied tasks which makes working day go fast .e.g. stocking, working on tills, filling labels - move about, very practical, so not sitting on chair all day in an office i.e. freely roam - social events, local community projects, charity work - nice friendly staff

Cons

- repetitive tasks - bad customers, especially those for refunds - bad shifts - long hours e.g. 9 hour shift - salary low - no sense of challenge and personal growth

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