Sainsbury’s Reviews
65% would recommend to a friend
(13933 total reviews)
Simon Roberts
66% approve of CEO
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- "Colleagues are friendly and willing to help without making you look stupid as a new starter." (in 806 reviews)
- "Poor management and lack of clear authority for the department often caused confusion amongst staff." (in 900 reviews)
- "very short breaks if you compare it to the work intensity; therefore there is less motivation and productivity" (in 165 reviews)
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Updated 29 Nov 2023
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- 2.029 Nov 2023Trading AssistantFormer Employee, more than 1 yearPortsmouth, Isle of Wight, South East England, England
Pros
Good job for a student
Cons
Management varies at different locations
- 4.029 Nov 2023Counter AssistantCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearFerndown, England
Pros
Colleagues and manager so friendly and helpful
Cons
Working unsociable hours, especially over bank holidays
- 3.029 Nov 2023Store AssistantFormer EmployeeBristol, England
Pros
was a good job to have
Cons
can get very busy at times
- 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.
- 3.028 Nov 2023Retail Sales AssistantFormer Employee, more than 10 yearsGlasgow, Scotland
Pros
Loved my TU clothing team staff
Cons
Too many lazy & unhelpful managers who didn't know how to manage there department. Shambles
- 3.028 Nov 2023Stock ControllerCurrent EmployeeCoventry, England
Pros
good environment to work in
Cons
i do not know what to say
- 3.028 Nov 2023Customer Service AssociateFormer Employee, less than 1 yearLetchworth Garden City, England
Pros
the people are very helpful and are always willing to cover your shifts
Cons
the management are awful and inconsiderate
- 1.028 Nov 2023Online ShopperFormer Employee, more than 1 yearKenton, London, England
Pros
Only pro is that the shift is only 4 hours but starts a 4am !!
Cons
Pui which is a Chinese lady is the rudest there she thinks she is above everyone and is racist, they also always complain at you
- 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
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Sainsbury’s has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 14,692 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.
