Does John Lewis & Partners pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, John Lewis & Partners employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at John Lewis & Partners. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at John Lewis & Partners?

68% of John Lewis & Partners employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated John Lewis & Partners 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at John Lewis & Partners?

Sales Assistant (559) , Sales Associate (287) , Selling Assistant (196) , Selling Partner (160) , Catering Assistant (153) , Customer Assistant (97) , Retail Assistant (94) , Retail Sales Assistant (88) , Customer Service (81) , Partner (75) , Operations Partner (74) , Retail Sales Associate (71) , Supermarket Assistant (60) , Customer Service Representative (56) , Team Manager (50)

What are the pros of working at John Lewis & Partners according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits including discount and pension and sabbatical." ((in 402 reviews)); "A building full of great people most of whom worked hard and were proud to work for John Lewis." ((in 363 reviews)); "Good pay and perks which can be improved with hard work which makes you want to work your best as you'll be rewarded for it." ((in 344 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and easy to travel to being in the city centre" ((in 200 reviews)); "Great staff and colleagues." ((in 183 reviews))

What are the cons of working at John Lewis & Partners according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and lack of engagement." ((in 294 reviews)); "Some managers have a bad habit of micromanaging and fail to see the bigger picture." ((in 245 reviews)); "Long hours and weekend shifts to cover late night and weekend store opening hours but to be expected for retail." ((in 168 reviews)); "No career progression at all" ((in 56 reviews)); "Not very flexible working hours." ((in 49 reviews))

John Lewis & Partners reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,081 total reviews)

Jason Tarry

91% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (5,081 reviews)

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John Lewis & Partners has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,081 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The John Lewis & Partners employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Jun 9, 2014

Very challenging

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For selling Partners (in branches) - a brilliant experience, lots of opportunities, there is the opportunity to diversify and do different things, really encouraging of personal development, good staffing structure - approachable and friendly management teams - doesn't get much better than this for shop assistants!

Cons

Business politics (as with any business), get more and more complicated the higher up the food chain you go.

4.0

May 22, 2014

Quie freindly enviroment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing benefits,being partner and stuff

Cons

Slow moving,conservative company/ No innovation here

4.0

Apr 27, 2014

Be prepared to adapt to the culture

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very strong work/life balance - if you want it! The equality of the Partnership Bonus Largely dedicated workforce Focus on product and customer experience

Cons

Change is slow Significant part of IT is antiquated Lot of Partners are "lifers", so promotion at higher levels of the business is difficult

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