Does John Lewis Partnership pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, John Lewis Partnership employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at John Lewis Partnership. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at John Lewis Partnership?

67% of John Lewis Partnership employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated John Lewis Partnership 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at John Lewis Partnership?

Supermarket Assistant (5) , Partner (3) , Product Engineer (2) , Retail Assistant (2) , Sales Assistant (2) , Systems Analyst (2) , Team Manager (2)

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

"HSBC benefits were great with pension contribution of up to 10% and share save scheme." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great worklife balance and culture." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good pension" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"People in central work long hours and it’s expected." ((in 3 reviews)); "Plus, there are still some managers around that haven't woken up to looking after their people or if they want to aren't getting realistic support to do it, but this is getting fewer are far between and seems to be part of a previous culture." ((in 3 reviews))

John Lewis Partnership Reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(106 total reviews)

NISH KANKIWALA

90% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

John Lewis Partnership has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 106 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The John Lewis Partnership employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

106 reviews

1.0

3 June 2026

Cowboys hiding behind a historic brand

Section manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

No training structure for external staff Long standing staff in certain stores not open to change Lack of support from management and if one of them has a personal problem with you they will make your life hell. If under 2 years dont expect any reasonable adjustments as they will only do what they have to legally!

Cons

Discount card offering 20/25% off

3.0

17 May 2026

Best days are behind it

Partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good pension. Good premium on nights...

Cons

Outdated management systems Woke ideology of company Lack of investment in shops

5.0

20 Apr 2026

Not too stressful and a good team

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible work which can for around other things plus lots of opportunities to progress should you want to. All in all it’s ok.

Cons

Lots of changes of managers

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