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 384 reviews)); "A building full of great people most of whom worked hard and were proud to work for John Lewis." ((in 364 reviews)); "and good pay" ((in 341 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and easy to travel to being in the city centre" ((in 205 reviews)); "Great colleagues and place to work." ((in 187 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of engagement." ((in 302 reviews)); "Some managers have a bad habit of micromanaging and fail to see the bigger picture." ((in 244 reviews)); "Long hours and weekend shifts to cover late night and weekend store opening hours but to be expected for retail." ((in 174 reviews)); "No career progression at all" ((in 55 reviews)); "System are very slow and the customers can be rude and trying to get time off is near impossible." ((in 34 reviews))

John Lewis & Partners reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,080 total reviews)

Jason Tarry

91% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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John Lewis & Partners has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,080 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

1.0

Sep 26, 2013

Only job I can say I really hated

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic bonus every year. Partners are paid a percentage of their yearly wage as a bonus every march. 10-15% is usual but it has been as high as 20%

Cons

If your face doesn't fit.... Not the friendliest place to work. Your pay is dependant on which 'band' you fall into, but you managers pay depends on how much wages they save so getting a pay rise is like blood from a stone.

4.0

Jul 22, 2013

Great place to work

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance They look after their people Good perks Very social Nice corporate culture

Cons

The only disadvantage of John Lewis that I can think of is that they offer pay that is below the market rate. There is a bonus but this doesn't make up for this

5.0

Jul 13, 2013

Fantastic treatment of staff and work culture. Allowed to make your own decisions and given encouragement and choice.

Retail assistant - till & fill

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You are treated equally, 99.99% of staff are brilliant company, strong work-ethic, fantastic perks if employed long-term. Great staff canteen!

Cons

Very limited spaces in recruitment. Was disappointed my contract ended but was glad for the experience.

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