Waitrose reviews

3.9

67% would recommend to a friend

(8,750 total reviews)
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Jason Tarry

74% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Waitrose has an employee rating of 3.9 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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9K reviews
4.0
Aug 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Genuinely a really nice atmosphere to work in. -Tend to get a good variety of team members, which makes for a good and friendly working environment. -Great for getting overtime, I never struggle to find overtime hours if I need them. -Always seem to be happy to cross-train you in other areas of the store. Good if you want to develop skills in more than one area and makes things a bit more interesting. -Obviously the Partner discount card for Waitrose and John Lewis, the annual bonus, time and a half on Sunday's and Bank Holiday's. Numerous other benefits and discounts you can get- there's a whole handbook of them!

Cons

-Extremely under-staffed. Are very cautious about hiring new staff to replace people who have left. Puts everyone under a lot of pressure, and can often effect the performance of the store and customer satisfaction which is not good. -From my personal experience, managers can be hard to communicate/ get in touch with. -Can be hard to get time off unless booked quite far in advance.

3.0
Aug 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work with some really lovely people, amazing benefits!

Cons

Managers sometimes act as though they knew what they're doing when they don't.. Messes up the whole routine. Reluctant to change hours even though circumstances meant they couldn't be worked.

3.0
Aug 26, 2015

Good Part-time position.

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Worked within this part - time placement since I turned 16. I am now 18 and still within the work placement. They are very willing to mold contracted hours around school work. The discount you get after 3 months of working is very good for a student trying to save money. Good student atmosphere within the workplace.

Cons

Not enough employers, always more work needing to be done. There is never someone you can truly trust to help you out with anything.

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