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Sainsbury’s is the third largest supermarket chain in the UK.

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Sainsbury’s job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Out driving all day, I enjoy driving and can listen to whatever I want. It’s mentally more stimulating than any in store job which I couldn’t do.

    Worst thing

    Can’t think of a thing worthy enough to note down…

    6.6

    Sainsbury’s Delivery driver, July 2023

  • Best thing

    It’s good hours, close to home, easy work, alright pay for current situations

    Worst thing

    Can be stressful sometimes, working outside when rain isn’t very nice

    9.0

    Sainsbury’s Employee, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Unloading the van

    Worst thing

    Unloading the van

    9.1

    Sainsbury’s Employee, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Hours
    Different departments

    Worst thing

    Rude managers

    5.5

    Sainsbury’s Employee, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Working with friends

    Worst thing

    No paid breaks anymore
    Don’t get much more pay than day staff
    Too much work load for amount of staff

    6.1

    Sainsbury’s Employee, July 2023

  • Best thing

    hours suit my needs

    Worst thing

    management don't help out enough don't care that we are under staffed and the equipment is faulty and not safe

    4.1

    Sainsbury’s Baker, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Work colleague are great

    Worst thing

    No health and safety monitored. Work load is scored based and we have no control over the score, higher management can increase the difficulty to get more jobs done but pay same or less.
    Same job years ago but 20%cut.
    0 facilities, no water fountain, canteen expensive or understaffed, toilet not working, no parking, etc etc list goes on

    7.3

    Sainsbury’s Warehouse operative, July 2023

  • Best thing

    pay, discount , people to work with

    Worst thing

    belittling managers , unprofessional

    7.0

    Sainsbury’s Employee, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Sainsbury's give you the opportunity to progress far within the company.

    Worst thing

    Too much change in a short space of time. Labour restrictions all the time. Unrealistic targets.

    7.3

    Sainsbury’s Manager, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Good pay

    Worst thing

    Stressful to much pressure

    7.8

    Sainsbury’s Employee, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Good pay that’s it

    Worst thing

    The managers the pack of staff in the summer it’s to hot and everything breaks and in the winter it’s to cold and everything breaks

    4.6

    Sainsbury’s Retail assistant, June 2023

  • Best thing

    The customers and colleagues

    Worst thing

    The pay

    4.2

    Sainsbury’s Manager, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Don't have to stress after work about work

    Worst thing

    They don't respect you and inform one another no communication

    6.4

    Sainsbury’s Trading assistant, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Can pick up extra shifts when available

    Worst thing

    No sick pay, breaks are always at different times

    8.0

    Sainsbury’s Store colleague, May 2023

  • Best thing

    The staff are great and friendly we’re like a family

    Worst thing

    Rude customers, store manager doesn’t do anything

    6.1

    Sainsbury’s Employee, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Laid back

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff on Saturdays

    7.8

    Sainsbury’s Customer assistant, May 2023

  • Best thing

    You get paid

    Worst thing

    Managers ask for overtime every day and you get no approvals on holidays.

    1.7

    Sainsbury’s Employee, May 2023

  • Best thing

    I like my colleagues and I know what to do.

    Worst thing

    I hate my shift patterns and I can't change my role easily.

    6.9

    Sainsbury’s Trading assistant, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Working week days and early starts

    8.0

    Sainsbury’s Employee, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Some of the customers are very nice

    Worst thing

    Everything is wrong with Streatham hill sainsburys terrible manager

    3.0

    Sainsbury’s Customer service assistant, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Early hours to get the job over and done with

    Worst thing

    Get treated like school children

    8.6

    Sainsbury’s Employee, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Being my own boss leading a team

    Worst thing

    No support cocky remarks of other management very school ground environment

    2.8

    Sainsbury’s Employee, April 2023

  • Best thing

    The people I work with. Not having to worry about things you did on the shift before, the work doesn’t carry over to the next shift. Being able to choose when I get to have my break.

    Worst thing

    Management. The lack of training or being shown what to do starting off.

    8.4

    Sainsbury’s Trading assistant, April 2023

  • Best thing

    To work with customers

    Worst thing

    Nothing

    5.5

    Sainsbury’s Food services assistant, April 2023

  • Best thing

    The money

    Worst thing

    Management, toxic work environment, unprofessional managers, superiors. Lack of respect

    1.5

    Sainsbury’s Employee, April 2023

  • Best thing

    The pay

    Worst thing

    Managers and Customers

    8.2

    Sainsbury’s Retail assistant, April 2023

  • Worst thing

    If you are good at your job you get more put on but if you are poor you get away with it & don’t get held responsible for anything

    4.5

    Sainsbury’s Baker, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Good pay
    Good managers

    Worst thing

    Being yelled at by customers
    Some of the people I work with
    Boring work and sometimes long hours

    9.5

    Sainsbury’s Trading assistant, April 2023

  • Best thing

    People I work with

    Worst thing

    Work load and customers

    9.8

    Sainsbury’s Trading assistant, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Really relaxed, work at your pace. Travelling out into the city every shift.

    Worst thing

    Unorganised managers. Booking time off is tedious.

    7.1

    Sainsbury’s Delivery driver, April 2023

  • Best thing

    staff discount, good hours for a student, pay is good

    Worst thing

    rude customers

    8.4

    Sainsbury’s Customer service assistant, April 2023

  • Best thing

    It can be flexible for my busy life

    Worst thing

    A constant complete shift about of management makes it hard to understand what is actually required of me with the job I’m suppose to be doing. I know my role and responsibilities but new management don’t even take into consideration how different the job we do is compared to another department they’ve worked on. You don’t feel appreciated as an individual.

    8.4

    Sainsbury’s Baker, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Colleagues are mostly lovely, free food available during breaks, relatively flexible with hours

    Worst thing

    Manager poor at scheduling (we nearly always have too few or too many staff in), no increased pay for supervisor role compared to regular check out role

    8.4

    Sainsbury’s Employee, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Driving is like freedom, away from store work/customers

    Worst thing

    Unfair policies that need looked at

    4.2

    Sainsbury’s Delivery driver, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Helping customers and working with my team

    Worst thing

    Our managers

    1.8

    Sainsbury’s Employee, March 2023

  • Best thing

    I currently work with the best group of people I’ve met

    Worst thing

    Manager is full of false promises and lies on my progress. He has absolutely no people skills.

    2.0

    Sainsbury’s Employee, March 2023

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    The early hours. The unsafe conditions. Staff bullying other staff. In this company its not what you know its who you know. Quite often we don't get paid for sick days. Management let certain people get away with murder. Would love undercover boss to come to my store but I don't think they'd be brave enough!

    4.5

    Sainsbury’s Employee, March 2023

  • Best thing

    other then the people i work with except managers

    Worst thing

    managers/ higher managers and customers

    1.8

    Sainsbury’s Food services assistant, March 2023

  • Best thing

    The people that I work with tend to make the job far better than anywhere else I’ve worked. I’m more a part of the community I live in from working in a Local store.

    Worst thing

    The Store Manager I’m currently working with is one of the most unpleasant people I’ve ever met. A lot of staff have quit purely because of him. Not only this, but HR have been processing my complaint against him since November 2022, it is now March 2023.

    7.1

    Sainsbury’s Trading assistant, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Interacting with people. Helping others.

    Worst thing

    Time of day that I work at.

    Rude customers

    9.6

    Sainsbury’s Store assistant, February 2023

  • Best thing

    The best think is when manager notice and appreciate what you have done

    Worst thing

    When you have Alot of delivery and not enough staff and they still expect it to be done.

    7.6

    Sainsbury’s Employee, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Some of the people
    Free parking

    Worst thing

    Stress
    Understaffed
    Poor training

    3.0

    Sainsbury’s Employee, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Getting along With co workers
    Having people to help you

    Worst thing

    Not enough training

    4.9

    Sainsbury’s Employee, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Safety, friendly environment

    Worst thing

    Work load

    7.0

    Sainsbury’s Customer assistant, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Knowing the cheap foods and being aware of nectar deals

    Worst thing

    Customers are rude and can be very upsetting
    Also we are extremely understaffed but they won’t employ more people to avoid paying too much labour

    4.7

    Sainsbury’s Customer assistant, February 2023

  • Best thing

    People are nice and are willing to help if your stuck with anything

    Worst thing

    Slightly understaffed some days and your expected to keep an eye on multiple areas at once when on self scan on a busy day

    9.2

    Sainsbury’s Customer assistant, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Constantly busy, shifts go fast

    Worst thing

    High expectations, stressful environment, bad communication, do not get trained or supported in any way

    4.7

    Sainsbury’s Bakery assistant, February 2023

  • Best thing

    People

    Worst thing

    Time . Management . Heavy work

    3.3

    Sainsbury’s Manager, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Alright pay, not all days are bad, I’ve really improved on my communication skills and confidence since working there, you get to learn new skills and talk to all sorts of people

    Worst thing

    Stressful at times, managers seem uncaring and don’t show a lot of support, managers also have obvious favourites (some colleagues will get away with doing certain things that others will be told off for straight away), we’re not given any sort of feedback (at least not individual), rude and demanding customers, some tasks/people honestly make you feel like you’re not being paid enough to deal with it, breaks aren’t nowhere near as long as they should be

    6.0

    Sainsbury’s Customer assistant, February 2023

  • Best thing

    My colleagues

    Worst thing

    My shifts vary. I haven’t done my contracted shifts in months and we may be getting a decrease in hours

    5.0

    Sainsbury’s General assistant, February 2023