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      Tesco

      Engaged Employer

      Tesco reviews

      3.8

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (34,247 total reviews)
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      Ken Murphy

      66% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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 Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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      34K reviews
      3.0
      Jun 4, 2014

      Basic Work for Basic Pay

      Checkout assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You know exactly what you're getting, there are no surprises. The staff are friendly enough and willing to help out newcomers where they can. A reasonable job for students who need some money to help them through university or college, or just want a little more spending money.

      Cons

      The work can be extremely tedious and repetitive, which is to be expected with this position. You'll begin to understand why so many staff at supermarket checkouts seem robotic. I can't recommend this position if you plan to work for more than a few months.

      3.0
      Jun 3, 2014

      Need to live their values

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very busy, fast-paced environment with high-calibre people, good opportunities to develop through training and experiencing different roles in the business (not uncommon for people to change roles every 6 months - 1 year).

      Cons

      Management don't live the Tesco values. Strategy is to offshore roles. Knowledge transfer/documentation for new starters is non existent.

      3.0
      Jun 1, 2014

      Work OK; Company Management Not So Much

      Customer assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great camaraderie between workers when you have to pull together. Especially when it's amongst people you get on with. Good benefits: good pension; free shares; chance to Save/Buy As You Earn in the form of more shares at reduced price; make additional contributions to you pension pot, etc, etc. To be honest, I loved the day to day work. It was simple and straightforward and I really enjoy dealing with public (most of the time). But there were certainly problems...

      Cons

      Advancement can be difficult to break into, despite company posters and literature laying about all over the place claiming the contrary. People getting promoted who're considered completely inappropriate by managers and staff alike. Staff booking time off for weddings, holidays, and family childbirth a year ahead, only to be told just a couple weeks before hand they'll need to rearrange everything. Holidays needing to be booked 18-months ahead!

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