Does Waitrose pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Waitrose employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Waitrose. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waitrose?

67% of Waitrose employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Waitrose 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waitrose?

Supermarket Assistant (2133) , Sales Assistant (450) , Customer Assistant (429) , Shop Assistant (316) , Customer Service Assistant (246) , Customer Service (238) , Retail Assistant (177) , Sales Associate (164) , Partner (128) , Team Leader (117) , Customer Service Representative (101) , Store Assistant (91) , Shop Floor Assistant (90) , Delivery Driver (87) , Team Manager (70)

What are the pros of working at Waitrose according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good and they always give you opportunity to train in other sections to raise your pay next appraisal." ((in 992 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible with hours" ((in 563 reviews)); "Pretty nice staff and nice to help out people" ((in 493 reviews)); "The staff are friendly and helpful" ((in 423 reviews)); "Colleagues were friendly and helpful" ((in 329 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Waitrose according to real employee reviews?

"Conflicting policy and poor management makes staff scared to be unwell at risk of losing job." ((in 590 reviews)); "Managers are rude and demanding" ((in 463 reviews)); "sometimes hours are long and boring" ((in 280 reviews)); "Hours are not flexible and hard to book wanted time off as it's booked years in advance by other employees" ((in 122 reviews)); "Hard to get holiday :(" ((in 71 reviews))

What are employees saying about Waitrose layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Waitrose layoffs and their outlook for job security at Waitrose in 2026.

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Waitrose reviews

3.9

67% would recommend to a friend

(8,750 total reviews)

Jason Tarry

74% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

Waitrose has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 8,750 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Waitrose employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

4.0

Sep 16, 2017

Great employer

Supermarket assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Bonus, benefits and brand. The company is co owned by the employees making it a unique place to work. One can reap lots of rewards and rise quickly in the company if you treat it as if it were your own business

Cons

Not all employees feel the same way (I guess the same in most businesses) and expect the partnership to always take care of them without putting much in themselves. Lots of employees have long careers and always do things the same way and don't evolve

5.0

Sep 14, 2017

Supermarket Assistant

Supermarket assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Waitrose is by far the best company i have worked for, they treat partners very well. the pay and discount is fab and the staff bonus is brilliant

Cons

due to working in a smaller store i feel that sometimes the work load is placed to harshly on partners

3.0

Sep 12, 2017

sales assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

bonus, decent, pay, discounts, good

Cons

micro managed, management not open to suggestions

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