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 (7135) , Customer Service (1578) , Sales Assistant (1349) , Cashier (804) , Sales Associate (683) , Customer Service Representative (656) , Personal Shopper (617) , Shop Assistant (597) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (463) , Manager (378) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (368) , Store Colleague (341)

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 3710 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1577 reviews)); "The staff for the most part are friendly and it is nice working with like" ((in 1459 reviews)); "balance with nice and friendly colleagues" ((in 1431 reviews)); "Good benefits and okay" ((in 949 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 2030 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1684 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1353 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 247 reviews)); "Unsociable working hours quite repetive" ((in 241 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

(34,270 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

52% 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 34,270 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

Dec 2, 2012

Slow

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The company does care about bringing it's staff on

Cons

- Salary is abysmal - Changes get pushed out time after time - Company is trying to be a fast paced eCommerce company but is too big and slow - Nocturnal working hours - They take on staff with weak characters, no interests outside of work so they can be completely brainwashed into robots. They wake up 40 years old staring out the window in a faded white shirt and an old Ford Mondeo and frustrated in a comatose state.

1.0

Nov 3, 2012

absolutely terrible

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay for night shift team leaders.

Cons

management are diabolical!No people skills from the hierachy.No personell backup.Constant bickering from staff because they are too overwhelmed with the workload.I wasnt aware of how the other stores faired maybe just the store i was employed with.Extremley stressful.to the point of depression..

1.0

Sep 5, 2012

the worst job I've ever had

Customer assistant checkouts

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I can't think of any apart from I suppose they do pay albeit not very well when you take into consideration that breaks are unpaid. Oh and the uniform washes well.

Cons

Poor management. Disciplinaries given for stupid reasons. No communication between management and staff. Unpaid breaks. Staff concerns disregarded.

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