Sainsbury’s Reviews
65% would recommend to a friend
(13939 total reviews)
Simon Roberts
66% approve of CEO
Found 13,939 of over 15K reviews
Updated 30 Nov 2023
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
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- "Colleagues are friendly and willing to help without making you look stupid as a new starter." (in 797 reviews)
- "Poor management and lack of clear authority for the department often caused confusion amongst staff." (in 915 reviews)
- 5.014 Oct 2019Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
Loved the fixed shift patterns meant I could plan around things
Cons
Progression is looked at new entrants rather than current staff
- 5.014 Sept 2018Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee
Pros
Great group of people to work with Quite flexible
Cons
Sometimes manage ment can be disorganised
- 5.030 Nov 2023Customer AssistantFormer EmployeeWembley, England
Pros
habitat, sainsburys and argos discount
Cons
rude managers and not much progression
- 5.030 Nov 2023Online ShopperFormer Employee, less than 1 yearMiddlesbrough, England
Pros
nice co-workers, it was a simple job and what i needed at the time, the work hours are early, but for me this is ok.
Cons
due to it being early, walking through Middlesbrough town centre in the morning felt unsafe
- 5.028 Nov 2023Trading AssistantFormer EmployeeMaidenhead, England
Pros
Good pay an hour now gone up
Cons
Customers can be difficult and frustrating at times
- 5.028 Nov 2023Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
Everything about working in Sainsbury's is worth counting as a pro. Great place to work as a part-time worker.
Cons
I didn't find any cons while working here. It's all happening.
- 5.028 Nov 2023General Online AssistantFormer Employee, less than 1 yearLyndhurst, England
Pros
discount, good pay for students
Cons
shift work, hours can be long
- 5.028 Nov 2023Trading AssistantFormer Employee, less than 1 yearNottingham, England
Pros
From the staff to the customers, every thing about the store is exactly what one would wish for!
Cons
None at all, it's the best place I've ever worked.
- 5.028 Nov 2023Retail Store AssistantFormer EmployeeGuildford, England
Pros
Key skills learnt, teamwork, customer service
Cons
layout of work and management sometimes were lacking
- 5.027 Nov 2023Customer AdvisorFormer Employee, less than 1 yearScarborough, England
Pros
Nice people, good management, good discount.
Cons
Hard work, long hours, tricky customers sometimes
Sainsbury’s Reviews FAQs
Sainsbury’s has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 14,699 reviews left anonymously by employees. 65% of employees would recommend working at Sainsbury’s to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
65% of Sainsbury’s employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Sainsbury’s 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.
