Tesco reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,291 total reviews)
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Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Tesco has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 34,291 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 Vendita al dettaglio e all'ingrosso industry (3.5 stars).

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34K reviews
4.0
Apr 11, 2011

So far so good!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

People and opportunity to contribute. I join in a role that did not previously exist and I am able to make my own work.

Cons

Lack of focus on long term growth and control. There is a very short term focus on growth, with controls and long term viability not always getting the time it need.

1.0
Mar 16, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Marmite - you either love it or hate it at Tesco Pay is good in head office Opportunities to progress are good - if you are good at your job Treat employees to team days out. Good train links to london central (30mins) lots of International opportunities - I spent a few months in India, Bangalore You will be moved around quickly if you are good. People are nice Calibre of people is very high Great opportunity to learn new skills and new ways of doing things

Cons

Very hard work (Can be quite technical at times, very high volume, requires a very fast pace in turnaround) People are challenging in terms of push back Long hours required People are aggressively managed by peers at all levels WL2-WL4 Not for someone looking for an easy job Little support from peers and very high expectations Many people leave after a few months however some people thrive in the environment Systems dont work too great Challenges around working with the Bangalore team where the capability of staff is lower, environment has less urgency and culture tolerates errors. Location of HQ is poor, it is on an old industrial estate where there is a high crime rate in local area and nowhere to eat outside and canteen food is not good. Difficult to get to work level 3 if you are a WL2 and difficult to get to WL4 if you are WL3 - political

3.0
Mar 16, 2011
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Pros

* 10% discount * options to buy shares through wage * Good pension * Free shares every year * Better benefits and wage than competitors * Subsidised meals (NOT IN EXPRESS) * Good training * Extra holidays at 5, 10 & 15yr anniversarys * Good holidays

Cons

* If the face fits seems to be the key for progression. * The goal posts seem to move quite frequently * Lack of staff in superstore & Extra stores * Lack of investment in retaining staff * Personnel managers generally aren't personable, and when staff go to them with issues, it feels like that we are an inconvience * The divide between night staff and day staff is an us and them culture, but managers do little to improve the divide, nor to sort the issues out for them * So much pressure is on the night shift, due to the staff shortages on days, the night shift are expected to turn the store round, and get beasted when they don't

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