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

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34K reviews

4.0

Jun 11, 2013

Not bad

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits great staff family atmosphere on nights very flexible around outside activities some managers take an interest in you and not just using you to get a promotion that been said see comments below

Cons

Can be a bit stressful at times lack of opportunities mangers have there own agenda which can cause problems some seem all to willing to cause problems just because they can't get there own ways

2.0

Jun 8, 2013

its who u know

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great pension scheme and benefits

Cons

Its who you know to get on in this game. work really hard and all can be for nothing if you come across the wrong person. dedicated over 11 yrs, but treated badly thus reason for leaving.

4.0

May 31, 2013

Great people

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly people, have onsite canteens, loads of cool benefits, great offices, work/life balance. Main pro is the people who worked there (at least when i was there).

Cons

The pyramid structure at Tesco means you are in levels one or two mostly, the salary band is very vast, but was obvious that not all promotions where work based, rather kissing up to your boss... always a no-no. They also have a very disturbing graduate scheme in which they tend to only recruit posh folk and attractive girls... the latter not so much an issue for me, but definitely noticeable its not about skill but who you know. So main issues are mates in senior positions giving their mates better rates...

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