It’s okay, just don’t get stuck there
Pros
I did learn a lot working for Tesco, but I was lucky enough to be put on certain departments throughout my time there that had their own unique skill sets to learn. There’s always overtime available if you need it. If you work in a big store there’s bound to be people you get on well with. Pay is alright, discount is a bonus and extra benefits sometimes. Canteen is incredibly cheap and can be tasty depending on which cook is on. Free parking.
Cons
Management can be absolutely awful. A lot of power trips and not many people skills. You’ll never get time off over Christmas and Easter if you’re full time. You can be bullied into doing shifts you don’t want to do. You can be thrown into the deep end if you’re not a quick learner you may struggle. If they bring in right hours right place… you’re screwed, you can have your whole work life balance messed up or you’ll have to quit. Only 1 in 100 customers will treat you with human decency. There’s normally not enough equipment to go around to do your job. Computer systems are very outdated. If you don’t want to be a manager learn what you can and leave. It’s an easy place to get stuck. Mental health awareness is not usually a priority. Managers can be incredibly clicky and rude and there’s not much you can do about it, union staff try and help but to be honest they have no real power and are pretty useless and if you use them you’ll just get alienated even more.
