The Tesco thread.

Ahh man, really wanted to work in the summer

What is the induction? Interview?

No I had interview on 7th July then had to wait for right to work checks got offered the job on 23rd induction is where u watch health and safety videos & learn about the job.

Oh so you got your interview 3 days after? That's not too bad then. Have they given you a date when you start to work?

Are you liking the job at tesco? And if you're still in sixth form, are you going to keep the job throughout the school year?

I love the job. I'm in stock control so I do things like reducing tomorrow's date produce, throw away out of date produce, date scan weighted/loose items to let other departments restock and such... Plus a load of other stuff, it's not the most fun, but it isn't hard or physically demanding. What I like most about the job is the people I work with though, everyone and I mean everyone is so nice and talkative.

It's funny though, my manager has pretty much chosen his staff based on what he did, so everyone within stock control is doing or has done something within computing and/ or mathematics. So everyone in my department has something in common with each other! So bonus points there.

The only thing I don't like about the job is rude customers, you'll get them a lot, especially if you work on checkouts (I'm not till trained yet, but my colleagues have told me to avoid being trained on the tills as they always need people on the tills; and it's one of the more boring jobs as your stuck in the same place for hours.

I have one more year of school before university, so I will be carrying it on. Currently my shifts are Thursday and Friday 5-9 (PM) and Saturday 5-9:30 (PM), so none of the shifts are during school times and if they were I'm sure I'd be able to change some around. One of the great things about Tesco is that they will try and transfer you to a store near your university when you go, so long that there is vacancies, so I'll probably try and work during university too.

If you have any more questions though, I'd be happy to try and answer!

What is the exact title of your job? There are two openings which are suitable for me, one Checkouts and the other is Counters. I would like to avoid the rude customers but if i was on checkouts, i'd probably be able to get through it anyway. Your job sounds more fun that checkouts, I hope 'Counters' is what you're job is

I have actually mentioned in my cv that i have strong computing and maths skills so the manager would take those into account like you mentioned?

Im also moving into Year 13 and I want to keep it during year 13 and at university. How are tesco like with study leave?

Another question, if you dont mind saying, what is your pay per hour?

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If counting is part of stock control then I assume Counters is what your role is. In that case ill go for that one, since the hours are actually better allocated for me. The counters job is only on the weekends whereas the checkouts has a slot on Friday eve which may take away from study time.

6 weeks at a time is alright, but what if someone wanted something longer? Would they have to do unpaid leave?

Yeah i will just put down the hours i can actually do although the contracted hours are already perfect for me.

£6.85 is awesome for a 17 year old
Do you have overtime oppurtinities? And do you know if you get paid extra for Sundays that are contracted hours?

If counting is part of stock control then I assume Counters is what your role is. In that case ill go for that one, since the hours are actually better allocated for me. The counters job is only on the weekends whereas the checkouts has a slot on Friday eve which may take away from study time.

6 weeks at a time is alright, but what if someone wanted something longer? Would they have to do unpaid leave?

Yeah i will just put down the hours i can actually do although the contracted hours are already perfect for me.

£6.85 is awesome for a 17 year old
Do you have overtime oppurtinities? And do you know if you get paid extra for Sundays that are contracted hours?

Oh sorry, the study leave is unpaid, it just means your contracted is voided for 6 weeks essentially. You have to work there for a while in order to get sick pay, which I guess you could lie about and use it as a study leave. But that will take a few years before you get longer than a week.

Overtime varies. In stock control there isn't much, they have to have two people on at a time per shift, however it is a small group of reliable people, so you almost never need to cover for anyone. However, overtime for the tills is always there, they need 10 people on the tills at all times. Just remember though, once you are till trained, I think they can call you in during your flexi contract. So you could end up working your maximum hours every week. Although I'm not 100% sure if that is true or not.

It's 7.02 per hour & 7.39 after 3 months no matter what your age you get paid the same as everyone else. Time & half on Sunday's

Thanks, is that contracted hours too?
Also did you apply for the checkouts?

If counting is part of stock control then I assume Counters is what your role is. In that case ill go for that one, since the hours are actually better allocated for me. The counters job is only on the weekends whereas the checkouts has a slot on Friday eve which may take away from study time.

6 weeks at a time is alright, but what if someone wanted something longer? Would they have to do unpaid leave?

Yeah i will just put down the hours i can actually do although the contracted hours are already perfect for me.

£6.85 is awesome for a 17 year old
Do you have overtime oppurtinities? And do you know if you get paid extra for Sundays that are contracted hours?

I just left working at another supermarket for 18 months and I've just applied for tesco. Counters would be the food counters e.g. Meat and fish, deli, hot food, pizza counter etc


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Ahh i see makes sense. What if due to religious reasons I can't work in the deli section because of the meat? Can I move to another counter such as cheese or bakery?

If counting is part of stock control then I assume Counters is what your role is. In that case ill go for that one, since the hours are actually better allocated for me. The counters job is only on the weekends whereas the checkouts has a slot on Friday eve which may take away from study time.

6 weeks at a time is alright, but what if someone wanted something longer? Would they have to do unpaid leave?

Yeah i will just put down the hours i can actually do although the contracted hours are already perfect for me.

£6.85 is awesome for a 17 year old
Do you have overtime oppurtinities? And do you know if you get paid extra for Sundays that are contracted hours?

Counters is stuff like meat, fish, delicatessen etc😊