Does METRO pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, METRO employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at METRO. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at METRO?

70% of METRO employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated METRO 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at METRO?

Manager (42) , Assistant Manager (27) , Category Manager (18) , Intern (18) , Cashier (16) , Caissier (14) , Chef De Projet (13) , Hôtesse De Caisse (12) , Vendeur (12) , Customer Service Representative (11) , Department Manager (11) , Team Leader (11) , Project Manager (10) , Senior Manager (10) , Abteilungsleiter (9)

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

"Good culture and company for learning" ((in 44 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 32 reviews)); "benefits are good" ((in 29 reviews)); "Nice environment and colleagues." ((in 28 reviews)); "If your team is good you will flourish." ((in 26 reviews))

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

"low salary unfortunately you can have it" ((in 55 reviews)); "Management was poor and not proper" ((in 39 reviews)); "Low Pay" ((in 17 reviews)); "Managers act only for their own personal interests." ((in 11 reviews)); "Long hours no off days during weekends" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about METRO layoffs in 2026?

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

METRO reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(873 total reviews)

Dr. Steffen Greubel

72% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

METRO has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 873 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The METRO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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873 reviews

3.0

Feb 5, 2013

Great Learning Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good exposure to all functions of retail industry

Cons

Pay scale not upto the standards

3.0

Jan 30, 2013

Great place for learning and development, yet people engagement and communication suffers

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to learn and develop, 10% discount for employees shopping in the metro stores, all facilities available to run full-fledged customer driven business, corporate support is nice

Cons

Departments work in silos, changes implemented too slow, employee well-being is neglected, employee hard-working is merely recognised and appreciated, still misses clear and solid business strategy

4.0

Jan 4, 2013

Good company to grow, or to retire at, but they're in a cost reduction phase with job cuts in Germany.

Abap developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- grow your experience - mostly good teams to work within, with both seniors and inexperienced employees. - they pay good money up to some level. - a warm place if you seek for a peaceful road to retirement or , to log some work before getting pregnant and having a baby

Cons

-It has all the cons that a typical corporations have, generated by human vices of course.Those are actually not much of a problem . -If you don't like to work much , you can survive there for a while. It's harder to survive if you do like the work , because you'll end up clogged with left overs from piled up from those who don't like it. -Personnel cuts in Germany. This lead to a growth of the business in Romania , but the general state of mind inside the company was getting far from zen. -A part of the people ( valuable ones) left also from Romania's offices as part of the wave. -The way that top management (CEO and VPs) advertised the budget cuts and forthcoming actions were discouraging.

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Great Learning Experience

Great place for learning and development, yet people engagement and communication suffers

Good company to grow, or to retire at, but they're in a cost reduction phase with job cuts in Germany.

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