Sainsburys Reviews

I have absolutely nothing to knock Sainsbury's for employment-wise. I worked for them as a Holiday Casual when I came back from University during term breaks. I worked on the Night shift, which goes from 9pm-7am, and although these shifts can be a bit dreary, I found the staff very affable, and the work and subsequent pay were both ...  Read the complete review

My brother has Downs Syndrome, which in these politically correct times is quaintly described as a learning difficulty. The reality is probably much closer to the historic descriptors of 'mentally handicapped' or 'mentally retarded'. However he is fortunate in that he does go out to work independently to a proper job at a local Sainsbury's ...  Read the complete review

On checkouts awkward customers are actually an advantage because they make the day go faster. I had two customers ask for change in advance of actually handing over the money: one was a wnker who started trying to negotiate what percent of the bill I could have before the receipt, I think the other was going to run. There are a few who ...  Read the complete review

I started working part-time for Sainsbury's whilst I was at college doing A Levels. I was given a part-time contract (12 hours per week) which suited me fine as the shifts didn't collide with college and still let me study and write essays most nights of the week. The training I recieved was brilliant. When you first start you have a two day ...  Read the complete review

I am currently working at sainsburys in a gap year before heading off to uni. I work 20 hours a week on the checkouts. I work two four hour shifts which do become hard because there is no break, the break entitlemenets at sainsburys are pretty good as most of them are paid breaks except dinner hours. I think Sainsburys is an ok place to ...  Read the complete review

Its not too often that I foray into Sainsbury's, its more a place I pop into on an evening or Sunday afternoon. And honestly its not just the reduced price doughnuts, although I have to say they are the best supermarket doughnuts! I think what put me off for a long time was their god-awful colour scheme, brown and orange? Who the hell ...  Read the complete review

I started work in Sainsbury?s at the tender age of 19. We were getting a new store in the area and since I was fresh out of college and desperate for a job, I applied. I had previously been working in a local fruit and veg shop at weekends and during the holidays. It was meant to be a stop gap until I got a proper job, as I had my college ...  Read the complete review

I have worked on and off at Sainsburys over the last six yrs. I am a university student and throughout A levels and university I have worked for them in the holidays. I worked on the checkouts as a checkout assistant but there were other positions in the store (eg, shelf stackers, assistants on deli counter etc.) I believe that the pay varied from ...  Read the complete review

Sainsburys profit sharing My husband has worked for sainsburys for 14 years. He has always got profit sharing each year. Each year it was about £1200 even when they had bad results, this year however, profits were down by about 20% but they still made a profit. All the work force was expecting about £800, which is about 20% less. To their ...  Read the complete review