Waitrose reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(8,746 total reviews)
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Jason Tarry

74% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Waitrose has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 8,746 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
2.0
May 29, 2014

Supervisor of Checkouts

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Pros

The bonus once a year is nice, but not worth it.

Cons

They take advantage of you, work you to death, managers would leave me to run the section by myself on busy weekends, which was not my job. do not raise your salary for at least 8 months after you take a promotion, management do not know the answers to most questions to do with important things like pay etc. it's somewhere you go to be trapped forever and end up hating every customer that comes in. FYI, every customer is foul and will treat you like their slave. If you are verbally abused by a customer at work, management will not care. It may seem worth it for the bonus, but I left it for a much lower paid job and am so happy. Also, the uniform is so strict. Also also if you do something great like clean up sick or poop, you will get no thank you.

5.0
May 29, 2014

family orientated

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Pros

everything ,you have the opportunities to further your career ,you get the help, encouragement ,and support needed .Management are open to your ideas ,social activities

Cons

Waitrose is all about the partnership ,everyone is an equal partner from the day you start and it is our responsibility to do the best for our company ,after 25 years service each partner is rewarded with 6 months payed leave also yearly we get a bonus

1.0
May 28, 2014

Worst job I've ever had

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The structure designed for the company is great, but it's not implemented.

Cons

Archaic management of staff. Intimidation when you refuse overtime. Glaring preference given to certain employees. Prejudice comments made and ignored. Development of employees is not encouraged and supported. Employees treated as if toddlers in a nursery.

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