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Philip Clarke
Current Employee – been working at Tesco full-time for less than a year
Pros – Tesco is a good company
Cons – There might be something better
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-03-07 06:21 PST
Former Employee – worked at Tesco part-time for more than a year
Pros – Most of the people I worked with were nice people and I considered friends. The benefits are brilliant and the work and life balance is also very good. You are not stuck there every day of the week.
Cons – 80% of the department managers hired by the company could do with better training. The whole organisation of the company is also fairly poor.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-20 14:51 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Tesco as an intern for less than a year
Pros – Best Environment to work in
Superb Management you would ever see
Best Campus you can ever get Team experience that creates a great atmosphere for productivity and togetherness. It is also easy to get on with many members of staff.
Cons – Hard to move up, hardworking individuals but on the whole there are opportunities available to savvy workers. Hard to move up, sometimes management can use dedicated, hardworking individuals but on the whole there are opportunities available to savvy workers.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-08 03:31 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Tesco part-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Good Pay
Excellent Teams
Hours off easy to get
Cons – None that i can think of
Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-30 09:25 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Tesco full-time for more than a year
Pros – Best Campus you can ever get
Best Environment to work in
Superb Management you would ever see
Cons – BRAGging system is not good
Advice to Senior Management – None, keep up the good work
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-02 14:39 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Tesco full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Employee friendly policies
good atmosphere to work, helpful team mates & managers
good if you are looking for retail knowledge
Cons – Slow growth prospect if one is planning to stay for long
medium industry salary compared to other similar jobs elsewhere
Advice to Senior Management – ....
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-13 10:29 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Tesco full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Opportunities if you wish To play the corporate game
Cons – Poor systems, unrealistic expectations from management,very long hours
Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your team
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-04 08:19 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Tesco
Pros – International Environment, High scope for learning and innovation.
Cons – Work load is quite heavy. More duty is assigned to a staff when hours are very less.
Advice to Senior Management – Keep it up
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-17 04:23 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Tesco part-time for more than 10 years
Pros – decent salary
good benefits package including excellent pension program
welcoming and friendly atmosphere
great opportunity for career development through the management program and a good graduate program, although competitive
Cons – may have to work unsociable hours as is the nature of retail e.g. weekends/public/bank holidays etc
graduate scheme is extremely competitive
can work under extremely pressured, stressful conditions at times
Advice to Senior Management – remember to acknowledge general assistant staff, even when you are under pressure or things are not going particularly well some days, as your staff are the backbone of your optimum output.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-12 09:56 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Tesco part-time for more than 7 years
Pros – Team experience that creates a great atmosphere for productivity and togetherness. It is also easy to get on with many members of staff.
Cons – Hard to move up, sometimes management can use dedicated, hardworking individuals but on the whole there are opportunities available to savvy workers.
Advice to Senior Management – relax
2013-04-09 14:13 PDT
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