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 3735 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1603 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and work well together Staff discount is good Uniform provided" ((in 1437 reviews)); "Most fellow colleagues are friendly and sociable" ((in 1416 reviews)); "Good benefits and okay" ((in 937 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 2003 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1693 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1326 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 234 reviews)); "No career progression and not as many staff on weekends" ((in 187 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

(34,179 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 34,179 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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Reviews by job title

34K reviews

1.0

Aug 25, 2017

They have n number of ways to fire any employee without giving compensation salary

Associate software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good campus Flexible work Schedule Less work pressure

Cons

They make freshers and everybody to support their legacy system. They give you an oncall phone which can ring 24X7 and expect you to fix the issue anytime They have very low work ethics. Their is a dedicated team whose job is to get people fired for lame reasons and they call the violation of info sec rules. Frequent Layoffs

4.0

Jun 7, 2017

Tesco 'Dot Com' Delivery Van Driver

Customer delivery driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

£9.50 per hour plus regional add-ons, v cheap cafeteria, time and a half on sundays, 'uncliqey', clearly defined job, management minded to be fair, getting out and about, meeting people. Driving & problem solving - if you like it.

Cons

No shortcuts to make the job easier, 4-5hr shifts are totally committed - no time to stop usually even for 5 minutes. Need to concentrate or easy to make mistakes. Vehicles run into the ground - look 10yrs old after 5yrs service. Some 'jobsworths' who won't help if it's not their department. Pay breakdowns are not available.

1.0

Oct 18, 2016

Cliquey

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Sunday rate of pay. Standard easy shop work.

Cons

Majority of team (including management) apart from a couple were very cliquey and wouldn't interact with 'outsiders'. Rude/condescending staff and management (i.e threatened with violence by another staff member after I asked why he didn't come to tills when it was busy). Management on power trip, their way is the 'right' way no matter what; also very lazy, would spend majority of time sat in office drinking coffee. No incentives for anything.

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