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Tesco is the largest supermarket chain in the UK.

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Tesco job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Good money for young workers as rate of pay is based on position not age. Can be easy to negotiate a contract that works around college/uni if you’re a student

    Worst thing

    If you work lates (10pm finish) managers will often try to make you stay late to tidy up the warehouse even if it’s got nothing to do with your department

    Unhygienic

    Managers often treat younger workers with disrespect

    Unrealistic goals

    Many managers don’t listen to what their team feeds back

    Managers frequently assuming younger workers are just chatting. No effort is made to find out what the “chat” is about

    Mental wellbeing is completely disregarded despite “good wellbeing” posters being plastered everywhere

    Not a lot of career progression opportunities

    Usually a lack of hours

    Managers are slow to respond to college inquiries/requests

    2.8

    Tesco Shop assistant, March 2024

  • Best thing

    I love doing self service

    Worst thing

    I hate being in checkouts

    9.6

    Tesco Shop assistant, March 2024

  • Best thing

    Home time

    Worst thing

    Going to work

    1.1

    Tesco Employee, March 2024

  • Best thing

    The people, colleagues are fantastic, fun, helpful.

    Worst thing

    Favouritism, ageism, no development prospects for people above a certain age group, consistently poor decisions

    4.5

    Tesco Warehouse operative, March 2024

  • Best thing

    Good benefits. Overall hard working team. Clear objectives from upper management, management take time to coach on how to develop and improve.

    Worst thing

    Sometimes, but not always, fluctuating shift patterns lead to concerns regarding sleeping pattern and not getting enough sleep going from late to early shifts.

    9.0

    Tesco Duty manager, March 2024

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  • Best thing

    nothing

    Worst thing

    no break taken or paid

    1.5

    Tesco Shift leader, March 2024

  • Best thing

    The customers make me happy at working in tesco and the discount cab be great.

    Worst thing

    One of my shift leaders are not professional , my manager isn't the greatest on how she talks to us. When one person is sick she doesn't seem professional about it and talks behind your back with other team members which is disrespectful. Lack of security shoplifters get away with a lot. Manger doesn't do anything about it other than she only sorts it when she is on shift doesn't care when she's not on shift , makes me feel real unsafe working for tesco.

    4.1

    Tesco Sales assistant, February 2024

  • Best thing

    People I work with

    Worst thing

    Having to sort out issues with orders

    5.0

    Tesco Customer assistant, February 2024

  • Best thing

    The customers and the team

    Worst thing

    Short staffed, overworked, long shifts

    6.8

    Tesco Cafe assistant, February 2024

  • Best thing

    I get paid

    Worst thing

    The people

    5.5

    Tesco Colleague, February 2024

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  • Best thing

    Friends

    Worst thing

    Been moaned at for been slower than team leaders would like

    7.5

    Tesco Customer assistant, February 2024

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    Repetitive

    9.0

    Tesco Customer assistant, February 2024

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    Not enough pay and people being late for shift and manager not taking on board what I’m saying to them

    3.9

    Tesco Stock controller, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Team work

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff

    7.8

    Tesco Employee, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Colleague shop which is definitely helpful to make ends meet

    Worst thing

    Work / life balance.
    Abuse and disrespect from customers

    7.8

    Tesco Shift leader, February 2024

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  • Best thing

    Good experience
    Fast paced environment
    Good pay

    Worst thing

    Delivery
    Rudd customer
    Compliance visit

    9.6

    Tesco Shift leader, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Great flexibility

    Worst thing

    Waking up early

    9.9

    Tesco Store assistant, January 2024

  • Worst thing

    Bad management, staff over worked, low pay

    2.3

    Tesco Employee, January 2024

  • Best thing

    As a driver there’s no Manager wondering where you or what you’re doing. You’re protected by panic alarms, etc

    As long as you deliver and bring the van back in one piece, they will leave you alone

    Worst thing

    Slight favouritism in the workplace

    9.5

    Tesco Home delivery driver, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Meet nice people. Free food sometimes if you're lucky

    9.2

    Tesco Store assistant, January 2024

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  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    The amount of work

    7.1

    Tesco Retail assistant, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Resolving situations and helping my colleagues

    Worst thing

    Long hours and stress

    7.0

    Tesco Customer service manager, January 2024

  • Best thing

    When out of store nobody to bother you

    Worst thing

    the pay not great van maintenance is terrible tesco never listen to there employees and implement things without consulting them

    2.5

    Tesco Employee, January 2024

  • Worst thing

    Nothing everything underpaid working in cold conditions early morning. Hard to book unpaid time. Management doesn’t listen. Favourite people who don't even work properly

    7.1

    Tesco Customer assistant, January 2024

  • Best thing

    10% off

    Worst thing

    Talking to people

    6.8

    Tesco Colleague, January 2024

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  • Best thing

    Leaving my shift

    Worst thing

    The hours and working on a Sunday

    7.6

    Tesco Personal shopper, January 2024

  • Best thing

    I have met some great people and work with some amazing people.

    Worst thing

    Management don't know the policies.
    Supervisors don't help and often leave early, leaving staff without telling them.

    2.6

    Tesco Customer assistant, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Interacting with people and stress free environment

    Worst thing

    Nothing really

    9.5

    Tesco Team leader, January 2024

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    Lots of walking

    9.3

    Tesco Employee, January 2024

  • Best thing

    The people i work with

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff for job load

    4.2

    Tesco General assistant, December 2023

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  • Best thing

    I meet people while driving

    Worst thing

    Nothing gets done when reported

    6.0

    Tesco Delivery driver, December 2023

  • Best thing

    Good hours
    Monday to friday

    Worst thing

    Given lots of tasks at once
    Stressful environment
    Sent to other departments

    3.0

    Tesco Customer assistant, December 2023

  • Best thing

    above NMW pay, friendly coworkers and customers

    Worst thing

    Difficult to change hours, lack of transparency between management and team

    7.3

    Tesco Colleague, December 2023

  • Best thing

    The people, all lovely to work alongside and work isn’t too strenuous.

    7.8

    Tesco Customer assistant, December 2023

  • Best thing

    The money

    Worst thing

    The people you work with

    8.2

    Tesco Sales assistant, December 2023

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  • Best thing

    Set schedule, close to home

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff, dealing with customers

    9.1

    Tesco Admin assistant, December 2023

  • Best thing

    The people and the money

    Worst thing

    The managers and the inability to get holidays and time off

    6.0

    Tesco Personal shopper, December 2023

  • Best thing

    The friends I have made

    Worst thing

    We work really hard and don't get paid for the more hard work we do

    1.9

    Tesco Cleaner, December 2023

  • Best thing

    i get payed

    Worst thing

    not treated with respect

    1.1

    Tesco Stock assistant, December 2023

  • Best thing

    Decent pay
    Friendly colleagues

    Worst thing

    Bit boring at times
    Rude customers
    Very stressful at times

    7.8

    Tesco Employee, December 2023

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  • Best thing

    Nice customers

    Worst thing

    lack of fair overtime

    4.1

    Tesco Team member, December 2023

  • Best thing

    The people you work with

    Worst thing

    Health and safety

    7.8

    Tesco Customer assistant, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Don't finish late

    Worst thing

    Very busy for how many staff we have. I work in the cafe and the team is small.

    5.0

    Tesco Team member, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Good team work

    Worst thing

    Bad customeds

    6.4

    Tesco Customer service assistant, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Late night shifts - Less work and more chilling as there aren't many customers

    Worst thing

    Working during weekends or peak hours, managere constantly nag you and the workplace rules are a lot more enforced

    8.2

    Tesco Customer assistant, November 2023

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  • Best thing

    The customers and working so close to uni.

    Worst thing

    Tescos does not help uni students with shifts that fit in with there uni timetable. It is a very physical job and they treat you like robots. I never usually get my break

    3.0

    Tesco Customer assistant, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Going out on the road delivering to customers, not having a manager telling you the best route to take or looking over your shoulder. There is somewhat freedom in my job.

    Worst thing

    My manager doesn’t take the time to get to know delivery drivers in person and get trained up on the same things as we do and I find it. Quite frustrating.

    7.6

    Tesco Delivery driver, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Family style work relationships
    Options to progress

    Worst thing

    Sometimes short staffed
    Not getting paid breaks
    Sometimes members of the public make the workplace feel unsafe

    4.6

    Tesco Customer assistant, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Left to your own devices.

    Worst thing

    Work load is big

    9.4

    Tesco Employee, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Working with some of the colleagues

    Worst thing

    Schedule

    3.9

    Tesco Warehouse manager, October 2023