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 (450) , Customer Assistant (429) , Shop Assistant (316) , Customer Service Assistant (246) , Customer Service (238) , Retail Assistant (177) , Sales Associate (163) , Partner (128) , Team Leader (116) , 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 1004 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible with hours" ((in 555 reviews)); "Pretty nice staff and nice to help out people" ((in 493 reviews)); "The staff are friendly and helpful" ((in 436 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and supportive" ((in 332 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 460 reviews)); "sometimes hours are long and boring" ((in 283 reviews)); "Hours are not flexible and hard to book wanted time off as it's booked years in advance by other employees" ((in 119 reviews)); "Hard to get holiday :(" ((in 73 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

(8,740 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 8,740 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

1.0

Jun 13, 2023

terrible place to work. avoid like the plague

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

a free sandwich at christmas

Cons

a lot of challenges. The night store manager for the saltash branch is rude speaks down to people and promotes the same traits in her . the store deliberately turned the temperature down in store overnight letting their staff get cold to save a few £££ the day staff have subsidised hot food the night staff get slightly cheaper processed ready meals. there is no hand cleaning promoted so you can be handling sausages and then picking fruit and veg. Pay is barely above minimum wage + a small increase for working nights. They say ' we are all partners' but how come the standard workers didnt get a bonus due to losses but the big bosses did?

3.0

Nov 9, 2022

okay

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good money and nice friedly colleagues

Cons

hours were very long and not enough breaks

1.0

Oct 23, 2022

do not work here

Supermarket assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely none you will literally lose faith in humanity

Cons

Everything. Management. Staff. Customers. People are horrific

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