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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waitrose?

66% 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 (2129) , Sales Assistant (449) , Customer Assistant (429) , Shop Assistant (316) , Customer Service Assistant (246) , Customer Service (238) , Retail Assistant (176) , Sales Associate (163) , Partner (128) , Team Leader (116) , Customer Service Representative (101) , Shop Floor Assistant (90) , Store 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 987 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible with hours" ((in 564 reviews)); "Pretty nice staff and nice to help out people" ((in 506 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and nice" ((in 430 reviews)); "Colleagues were friendly and helpful" ((in 353 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 596 reviews)); "Managers are rude and demanding" ((in 454 reviews)); "sometimes hours are long and boring" ((in 282 reviews)); "Hours are not flexible and hard to book wanted time off as it's booked years in advance by other employees" ((in 117 reviews)); "Hard to get holiday :(" ((in 75 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

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(8,734 total reviews)

Jason Tarry

74% approve of CEO

47% 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 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 8,734 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

5.0

Feb 24, 2015

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A very good work environment making it easy to enjoy the job whilst surrounded by friendly people including great benefits

Cons

Sometimes hire too many younger staff in retail branches meaning that around busy periods it can be difficult with the new inexperienced staff

5.0

Feb 3, 2015

Possibly one the best companies to work for, considering all employees are partners and so our say is thought about.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tax Free Bonus Pension Great working environment; friendly, open, easy going. Ambitious Allows you to work at your own pace. Able to be cross trained in every section

Cons

Hard to move through the company or improve your pay grade without continuously asking. Biased towards certain partners they expect a lot from one partner instead of sharing responsibilities.

5.0

Feb 2, 2015

positive, friendly atmosphere,

Supermarket assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company benefits, flexible hours, reasonable hourly rate, colleagues are good fun, annual bonus, opportunity to change where you're working or the area of work in the supermarket.

Cons

Some very anal procedures on hygiene, understandable however. Managers were either really good or you rarely saw or heard from them. Feedback from management was sparse, but on the whole not much to complain about.

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