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 (2130) , 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 (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 1006 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible with hours" ((in 547 reviews)); "Pretty nice staff and nice to help out people" ((in 490 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and nice" ((in 425 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and good on" ((in 326 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 605 reviews)); "Managers are rude and demanding" ((in 455 reviews)); "sometimes hours are long and boring" ((in 281 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 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

(8,742 total reviews)

Jason Tarry

73% 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 8,742 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 Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

5.0

Jun 11, 2026

Good location and nice team, but long hours

Retail assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good location and nice team

Cons

Sometimes heavy on the hours

4.0

Jun 10, 2026

Good company with scattered management issues

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work, good company, good benefits

Cons

management is a bit all over the place

5.0

Jun 9, 2026

Great benefits and pay, but strict scheduling

Shopfloor assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work at, great rate, offers more benefits than most other chains and this year we receieved contribution pay which was a % of our hours worked across the last calender year

Cons

Not a lot at this level, not much you can do to negotiate shift timings until they are availabe. the rota is very strict so you are usually stuck with what you get

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Jobs at Waitrose

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£14 - £14 /hr

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