The Tesco thread.

Not sure what date it is for your basic rate, but every payday you get 4 weeks worth of contractual pay. The cut off for over-time is the Thursday of the week before payday (i.e. for the last pay we had it would have been 7/5) - anything after that date would go into next months pay (and any overtime right up until 4/6)

Finally got a reply from Tesco, but still it was a rejection lol XD It says they would keep me on file, but meh, I would just take that as a no.

Does that mean I actually passed the questionnaire? Or is that letter just a general rejection letter they give?

Is there a job that only involves shelf stacking? I don't want to work on checkouts.

When i fill in my application form and send it in what do i have to do after this process?

When i have my interview will it involve having to do group tasks and things like that? Or is it a one on one interview?

It's a group interview, but it's just questions, no tasks. The interview is split into two: the first bit is the group interview where the interviewer asks questions and you all discuss them. Then you're sent away and called back one by one to have a chat about the hours you can work, what the holidays and pay are etc. If you're successful after the interview, they call you back to do an hour or two of work experience, so you can see if you like the job they're giving you.

My interview was nothing like this one, I went in and had a 1 on 1 interview with the checkouts manager, and then went and did some packing for customers to see what I was like around people.

Although I did mine 2 years ago so it might have changed since then

My interview was nothing like this one, I went in and had a 1 on 1 interview with the checkouts manager, and then went and did some packing for customers to see what I was like around people.

Although I did mine 2 years ago so it might have changed since then

Lol, mine was three years ago. It's probably changed from being like mine to yours. Yours sounds more sensible, rather than having to go in twice like I had to.

Hi Joanna,
Am I right in thinking you're at the Gillingham store? I have an interview there next week (a group interview which I am dreading!) and was wondering if you had any last minute advice? Also, what is the pay like?

I'd rather not say what store I work for, but it is in Kent. I don't really know what to suggest, since it seems like the interview has changed since I did it. Basically, just be chatty and friendly, make sure you make yourself heard but let others talk to, and if they ask you any scenarios then make sure your answers always put the customer first (ie if they ask you what you'd do if a customer needs help and you're really busy, the answer is that you'd drop your current task to help them). Pay is really good! As an over 18, I'm on around £6.95 an hour with time and a half for Sundays and bank holidays. You'll probably be on a bit less to start with, but it rises after a few months. Good luck!

hey, I've been working for tesco for more than a year and I recieved my 'privelege card' which gets you 10% discount a while ago, a family member of mine used it when I wasn't with them, and it was taken off them. I'm on leave for a while at the minute so i went in during the week to get it back, otherwise i'd be without discount for a while and me and my family are skint at the minute. i asked the person who took it off them and I said that I'm assuming they took it off them because it has a womans name on it and they were male(so they must have thought it was stolen), and they said no, it's a security breach and my manager will be talking to me about it when I get back. I'd asked my friends in store and some told me that people have been fired for it in the past whereas others said they let their parents and family use it without them and didn't know that they weren't allowed.

im just wondering what to do, as i can't afford to lose my job and i really didn't know we weren't supposed to let family members use it.
the person - that took it off them - when i asked about it said that when i recieved it i should have read the terms and conditions before signing the contract or something - i don't remember anything of the sort, i remember receving it in a letter or something, but has anyone got the letter/terms and conditions as i don't so im just wondering if it actually says i cant let my family members use it or what?
thanks for your help

In fairness though, how are you supposed to know? I swipe the cards all the time from people I don't recognise and you can easily assume they work in another store somewhere, for all we know they're using a family members card and vice versa you know?