Tesco reviews

Sexual Harassment and Discrimination - Daily sexual harassment from managers and employees alike, and there is an openly racist culture that fails to protect employees from harassment and discrimination. Unsafe Working Conditions - Coworkers would operating forklifts under the influence of drugs or alcohol create an unacceptably hazardous environment. Inhumane Performance Expectations - Employees are required to meet high performance standards akin to being "a rat in a cage." This includes wearing wrist trackers to monitor every movement, resulting in constant pressure to perform at unsustainable levels. Discrimination Against Older and Disabled Employees - The job demands are said to be so physically strenuous that those with disabilities or older employees may find it impossible to meet expectations, effectively excluding them from employment opportunities. Inadequate Breaks - Though a half-hour break is technically provided, procedural delays reportedly leave employees with only 15 minutes to eat or rest. This is insufficient for maintaining health and well-being during long shifts. Penalised for Basic Needs - Employees allegedly face disciplinary action or lowered performance scores for taking bathroom breaks, further dehumanising the workplace experience. Lack of Work-Life Balance- Running for eight hours a day under these conditions contributes to physical and mental exhaustion, making the job untenable for many. Union Complicity - The union meant to represent workers’ rights is reported to have been effectively "bought out" by Tesco, functioning more like an extension of the employer rather than advocating for employees.

- Very weak leadership (in their eyes you are just a resource to exploit), feedback is gathered but not acted upon, hot topics are avoided, arrogance - Although SDMs are nice people, they are given zero power to make changes and simply can't stand for their team - Technical decisions are made over your head and you are expected to follow it blindly without questioning their purpose, efficiency, or value to the business - No career advancement (promotion is almost unheard of so people just leave) - Meaningless job titles (some SDE2s are expected to do SDE3 level work, some SDE3s deliver below junior level), levels don't reflect competency or performance The most competent people started to leave about 2 years ago when the company forced contractors to become employees. The new hires are just not that good. Some were hired as seniors with just 2 years of experience and now they are the ones who interview people with 10+ years of experience. Ouch! A second wave of degradation is coming because from September 2024 they require everyone to be in the office 3 days a week. The director of the hub and the heads rage quit the Q&A session when this was announced. They literally closed the meeting without saying goodbye to ~100 people. Really, bro? I think the hub was hot between 2019-2022 but by 2024 Tesco Technology has lost its competitiveness in the job market. I wish they could turn the trend but it seems leadership wants to fight the job market forces in the coming years as well. It used to be a great place to work but that's changing rapidly. I'm afraid we got into a downward spiral. Many good people already left and they just can't hire new ones because the word got out.