Does Ocado Group pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Ocado Group?

66% of Ocado Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ocado Group 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ocado Group?

Software Engineer (158) , Senior Software Engineer (68) , Project Manager (50) , Product Manager (43) , CSTM Delivery Driver (38) , Engineer (38) , Delivery Driver (35) , Engineering Manager (26) , Engineering Technician (23) , Operations Manager (21) , Maintenance Technician (20) , Software Developer (20) , Maintenance Engineer (18) , Personal Shopper (16) , Software Engineer II (15)

What are the pros of working at Ocado Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and minds" ((in 214 reviews)); "The ambition of the company is great and drives the culture that values agility that is based on good cooperation." ((in 168 reviews)); "pay and tips were good" ((in 84 reviews)); "Great colleagues make the day to day interactions in the office far more pleasant than a lot of companies" ((in 80 reviews)); "Good benefits and very flexible" ((in 78 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ocado Group according to real employee reviews?

"Salary at mid tier positions is really low side in comparison with other companies and progression can be difficult within departments." ((in 78 reviews)); "Chaotic at times and some managers have no experience in the domain." ((in 50 reviews)); "Long hours and cold but it depends what department your working in" ((in 46 reviews)); "Incessant target driven approach where senior leadership chase some new ideal every month and immediately forget about the old one" ((in 33 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and cold hearted ones" ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ocado Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ocado Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ocado Group in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ocado Group locations?

Monroe , Dallas , Atlanta , Cincinnati , Frederick , Washington , Groveland , Pleasant Prairie , Forest Park , Charlotte , San Francisco , Aurora , Hatfield , Tysons Corner , New York , Romulus , Lancaster , Houston , Long Beach , Orlando , Spring Hill , McLean , Tamarac , Dunwoody , Chicago

Ocado Group reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,018 total reviews)

Tim Steiner

53% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

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Ocado Group has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,018 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ocado Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Feb 25, 2021

Just sucks

Technical assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I can't think of any.

Cons

Poor Training, 12 hour shifts, poor management, 4 days on 4 days off.

4.0

Feb 24, 2021

Software engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Never too stressful at ocado

Cons

Paycheck is not the greatest

Ocado Group Response

5y

Thanks for your review! We really appreciate the feedback, we put a lot of effort into ensuring that our total packages are competitive for each location that we operate in so if you have any specific suggestions please speak to the People team. Thanks again!

3.0

Feb 23, 2021

Easy work, Low salary, Low moral, Outdated technologies

Software engineer e2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to get a job, even if you lack experience or knowledge. Fantastic work-life balance. Very simple work without stress or responsibilities. Co-workers are usually friendly. Small employee discount in the Ocado shop. An interesting insight into the common best practices from 1995-2000.

Cons

Meagre salary. Heavy reliance on Java 6 and other outdated technologies. Almost no growth opportunities due to low technical expertise in teams. The cultural values ("Ocado principles") sound good on paper but are never followed in practice (at least in my department). Management refused to pay out bonuses despite massive corporate gains and defended the decision with insulting rhetorics. Meanwhile, the CEO has received one of the highest bonuses in the UK. In the 1st months of COVID, there were personal attacks at people who advocated wearing face-coverings. Even a company-wide prohibition of wearing face coverings in the office was active for a short period. The senior management does meet with regular employees on 1:1 meetings, but they act very happy and innocent. This makes people hesitant to point out the perilous state of most projects. Prepare to see sad-puppy faces if you reveal even the slightest issue. It's unnerving. The real danger is being stuck in this company for too long. While I would recommend Ocado for a 1-2 year working period to learn certain interesting architectural design approaches and how NOT to do certain stuff, it will kill your professional skills if you overstay.

Ocado Group Response

5y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and express your thoughts. Regarding your point about the way we work, we truly believe that our values differentiate us as an employer by helping individuals to grow and develop, and helping our teams to work together effectively for the best results. We are sad to hear that this hasn't been your experience so please speak with the People Team to offer any specific suggestions or feedback. We're very surprised to read your comments on the technology we use, we pride ourselves on our Tech Stack which combines a powerful set of best-in-breed languages and tools to make it easy for our teams to focus on problem solving and building the best solutions. We would also like to reassure you that we put a lot of effort into ensuring that our total packages are competitive for each location that we operate in. You make many more interesting points, all of which we will digest and share feedback and learnings with the team. Thank you.

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