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?

68% 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 1001 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible with hours" ((in 565 reviews)); "Pretty nice staff and nice to help out people" ((in 489 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and nice" ((in 420 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and good on" ((in 330 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 449 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 126 reviews)); "Hard to get holiday :(" ((in 72 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 , Guernsey , Charlotte , England , Los Angeles , Lafayette , Reading , Bromley , Stirling

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Waitrose reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(8,750 total reviews)

Jason Tarry

73% 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 3.8 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 Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

5.0

Oct 9, 2015

Customer Service Assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Staff all very friendly and very good out of work benefits alongside the amazing pay and rewarding nature of the job.

Cons

It can get rather monotonous doing the same tasks and duties every shift. But then that's retail for you.

5.0

Oct 8, 2015

It's a second home.

Supermarket assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Happy partners, happy customers, fantastic benefits!! Theresa's cake.

Cons

Lack of tills open/partners some days.

4.0

Oct 8, 2015

Good place

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Laid back staff, employees valued, flexile hours, opportunity to learn and to gain more experience and move up

Cons

No cons for me so far

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Jobs at Waitrose

Customer Delivery Driver, Supermarket Assistant

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£14 - £14 /hr

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Supermarket Assistant

Customer Delivery Driver, Supermarket Assistant

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Customer Delivery Driver, Supermarket Assistant

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