Where would you work ? Tescos vs Waitrose

Hello guys , made a thread a week ago about getting myself into the position of having the possibility of a job at Tescos and Waitrose . Never anticipated such a thing happening !

Had a group interview for tesco first , passed that stage . They contacted me for single interview . Passed that stage , they offered me the job on sunday and I'm due to start tomorrow !

I had a Waitrose group interview the day after my Tesco one and I didn't think I did too well , but they contacted me today ! I'm going to have a one on one with them in a couple days . I don't mean to sound cocky but if they think I was worth getting past the group interview then I've pretty much sealed the deal if I act right .

So what would you do in my situation ?

I'm slightly worried about having to reject Tesco as the manager was quite a nice lady and I have my induction tommorow so ill be wasting their time .

Pros of working for Tesco - Checkout Assistant

7.20ph , Pay and a half on sundays.

Tescos Extra superstore , lots of staff to chat to and never busy meaning hours go by real quick.Can also be considered a disadvantage as probably won't get to know staff properly and have few friendships as a result.

Working as a checkout assistant means I'm not going to be stressing about work as its fairly simple ( looking for a part time job not a career). But may also be really boring as its very monotomous

Pros of working for Waitrose - General Assistant

??? Ph , I assume its somewhere around the 6.80-7.60 mark but its only about 50p difference

Partnership structure , positive surroundings make my job more pleasant and motivate me to work harder.

Don't think ill be eligible for bonus as its a temp 3 month contract.

Good job reputation making it easier for me to get employed in the future

Working as a GA means a lot of running around , working to targets , giving only the best customer service etc . Disadvantages more challenging work , a lot is expected of you . This could be considered an advantage as it will motivate me to work hard but will be more difficult then the tescos job . I'm trying to manage working only about 13h per week around doing a levels and don't want to screw up my future .

Hi, I know Waitrose does sound like a better option, but I'm looking at it, and it seems Tesco is better. The Waitrose job is a 3month contract - tesco is permanent I presume? In the long-term it will not matter if you go for tesco instead of waitrose because they are both well-known and whats important is the experience of working there.If your really not looking forward to working really hard then Tesco is again best. Having said that, if you get the waitrose job, AND the Tesco job is not working out okay, then obviously think about waitrose. but for now definitely go for tesco. hope this helped x

Hello guys , made a thread a week ago about getting myself into the position of having the possibility of a job at Tescos and Waitrose . Never anticipated such a thing happening !

Had a group interview for tesco first , passed that stage . They contacted me for single interview . Passed that stage , they offered me the job on sunday and I'm due to start tomorrow !

I had a Waitrose group interview the day after my Tesco one and I didn't think I did too well , but they contacted me today ! I'm going to have a one on one with them in a couple days . I don't mean to sound cocky but if they think I was worth getting past the group interview then I've pretty much sealed the deal if I act right .

So what would you do in my situation ?

I'm slightly worried about having to reject Tesco as the manager was quite a nice lady and I have my induction tommorow so ill be wasting their time .

Pros of working for Tesco - Checkout Assistant

7.20ph , Pay and a half on sundays.

Tescos Extra superstore , lots of staff to chat to and never busy meaning hours go by real quick.Can also be considered a disadvantage as probably won't get to know staff properly and have few friendships as a result.

Working as a checkout assistant means I'm not going to be stressing about work as its fairly simple ( looking for a part time job not a career). But may also be really boring as its very monotomous

Pros of working for Waitrose - General Assistant

??? Ph , I assume its somewhere around the 6.80-7.60 mark but its only about 50p difference

Partnership structure , positive surroundings make my job more pleasant and motivate me to work harder.

Don't think ill be eligible for bonus as its a temp 3 month contract.

Good job reputation making it easier for me to get employed in the future

Working as a GA means a lot of running around , working to targets , giving only the best customer service etc . Disadvantages more challenging work , a lot is expected of you . This could be considered an advantage as it will motivate me to work hard but will be more difficult then the tescos job . I'm trying to manage working only about 13h per week around doing a levels and don't want to screw up my future .

It's likely that you'll become perm if you have a good work ethic at Waitrose.. I worked there over the summer and it's pretty prettyyyyy sweet. There are tons of benefits, the May bonus, group activities (if your store can be bothered), really well organised, time and a half on Sundays and bank holidays (plus a day off paid on BH, that was noicee) and importantly, they look after their "partners".
But other things you'd need to consider, the hours (how they fit around you), distance from your home/school (don't want to end up paying an arm in transport).
However, just because you've gotten to the one on one doesn't mean you're in, I got rejected at that stage (I went for multiple interviews) which leads leads to the saying.. A bird in hand is better than 2 in the bush
..Then again you could always go to your induction and ditch Tesco if you get the Waitrose gig... If it suits you

Pretty sure you get paid a lot more at Tesco than you do Waitrose. My friend works at Tesco and earns a bomb, especially since it's double time on a Sunday.

Pretty sure you get paid a lot more at Tesco than you do Waitrose. My friend works at Tesco and earns a bomb, especially since it's double time on a Sunday.

Double pay ? But that would mean 14.40 ph Surely that cannot be ... ? It must depend on location lol

I understand that it is my decision to make but is a very difficult one at that ! Thus why I asked for opinions ...

For some reason there isn't many waitrose' up north

For some reason there isn't many waitrose' up north

Had my tesco induction today and my contracted hours aren't that great , if waitrose offer me more I think I'm almost defintely going to leave tesco.

Anyone got any ideas of what I could say to explain for my unexpected and unpractical leave after getting a job ? Was thinking of saying my dad says he doesn't want me working anymore because a reason like that can't really be worked around as it is likely they will try to make me stay .

Had my tesco induction today and my contracted hours aren't that great , if waitrose offer me more I think I'm almost defintely going to leave tesco.

Anyone got any ideas of what I could say to explain for my unexpected and unpractical leave after getting a job ? Was thinking of saying my dad says he doesn't want me working anymore because a reason like that can't really be worked around as it is likely they will try to make me stay .