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 (614) , Shop Assistant (594) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (461) , Manager (377) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (367) , 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 3718 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1597 reviews)); "Most of the colleagues are friendly and helpful" ((in 1433 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and work well together Staff discount is good Uniform provided" ((in 1430 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is discount" ((in 932 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 2026 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1686 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1343 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 193 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

(34,184 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 34,184 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

1.0

Nov 3, 2024

dont do it to yourself

Customer assistant

Recommend

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Pros

none not even the staff discount

Cons

normalised behaviours include being assaulted, racially discriminated and watching other employees have their mental health mocked

1.0

Sep 24, 2024

Why have a name when you can become a number and a statistic?

Warehouse operative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee Discount is alright. Here is three additional words.

Cons

You lose your name and become a number

1.0

Aug 5, 2024

Mandatory office days

Software development engineer (sde) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High pay Decent work life balance Interesting job

Cons

Over the last several years we were working remotely and performing better with each year, This year the higher management decided to enforce 3 mandatory office days per week (previously 2, but not enforced). There are a lot of people that work from outside of Budapest but Tesco doesn't have any offices there. Why hire people from great distance and then force them to come into the office 3 times a week? They are constantly asking your opinion, yet don't care about it when you have a negative feedback. In fact, we were told to not give any negative feedback because higher management doesn't like it. Absolutely atrocious higher management.

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