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 (2136) , Sales Assistant (450) , Customer Assistant (431) , Shop Assistant (319) , Customer Service Assistant (246) , Customer Service (239) , Retail Assistant (178) , Sales Associate (164) , Partner (128) , Team Leader (117) , Customer Service Representative (102) , 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 991 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible with hours" ((in 545 reviews)); "Pretty nice staff and nice to help out people" ((in 477 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and nice" ((in 444 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and supportive" ((in 339 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 594 reviews)); "Managers are rude and demanding" ((in 467 reviews)); "sometimes hours are long and boring" ((in 279 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 76 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.

What are the top reviewed Waitrose locations?

Newark , New York , Guernsey , Charlotte , England , Los Angeles , Lafayette , Reading , Bromley , Stirling

Waitrose reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(8,771 total reviews)

Jason Tarry

72% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Waitrose has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 8,771 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).

Reviews by job title

9K reviews

4.0

Nov 19, 2017

Good company with good management

Hgv driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to get a Yearly bonus, which was handy as the money was too low. Otherwise was a good job

Cons

Had to wear a uniform involving green tie and shirt. But to be honest I didn't mind that but some people used to moan about it

5.0

Nov 18, 2017

Good for students

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay for students AMAZING CHEAP FOOD! THEY LITERALLY HAVE NO BUGGET & PICK ALL THE FOOD UP FROM THE SHOP FLOOR! the food seriously cheap like £1.20 for a roast dinner. Staff are friendly. VERY layed back (maybe too layed back if you wanted to make it a career-but perfect for students) mostly students that work there (ambitious students, at that, so its nice you always seem to have a lot in common with people) Discount card :) Literally worked there a year and hardly had ANY bad customers, like maybe 2 proper rude ones, but that's it.

Cons

As you'd expect, its waitrose, so t*ts & teeth at all times, Yes sir, soryy sir, so sorry Madam, please allow me madem ;) all the time, but hey, I thought it was funny!

5.0

Nov 18, 2017

Part-Time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company to work for good pay good hours

Cons

Not really anything negative to say

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