ASDA reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(12,407 total reviews)

Lord Stuart Rose

44% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

ASDA has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 12,407 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ASDA 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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12K reviews
2.0
Jul 17, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

to begin with, theres the false sense of security with the job, everyone starts off being nice, which makes you feel welcoming, but it soon tails off, the benefits in terms of the discount was ok, but you couldn't spend it on cigarettes which is the only real thing i would have used it for apart from a weekly shop.

Cons

to begin with, i worked in a store called HSC3, which was an asda.com hub, the training provided was completely unnecceary, and never actually got signed off because management was "too busy" which meant in order to use some equipment i had to make a fuss, and was still not allowed, even though i was trained they were too lazy to sign it off. then, to make matters worse, asda has a "fair policy" on management and supervisory positions, where people who have worked for a long time get the opportunity, but instead they gave it to a power crazed, sadistic lunatic who's only goal was to make people miserable, because his life was miserable, who had only been there a couple of weeks! then there was the staffing issue, i was contracted to work 6-11, then i took on night shift overtime, commonly working 12 hour night shifts, however, during my contracted hours, i noticed that soon people began to leave, they weren't being replaced, so then there were around 7 employees, working 32 aisles of rather large palettes which are meant for a minimum of 12-15 people, and then expected to finish by 9 o'clock in order to cut down paying hours, it was ridiculous, we were practically forced to leave early on some nights, as there was "nothing to do".

4.0
Jul 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You have your set hours every week, so you know when your working and not. Overtime is easy to come by and you can pick and choose what suits you. The staff discount is a great bonus.

Cons

When it is busy, there are less opportunities to do other tasks. The role can be a bit boring doing the same thing all the time. It would be good to have more opportunities to get off the till and do other things.

3.0
Jul 16, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The team are a friendly group and are generally easy to talk to as are some of the managers, the wage is not bad, although considering management expectations could be better, but the benefits are good. The job can be very varied and also is quite entertaining, it is also nice to be appreciated by some of the customers for a good job.

Cons

The biggest problems I see from working at Asda all relate to the short termist view of managers and head office. For example they will make decisions based only on the here and now, without considering the potential impact of the decisions, that often leads to bigger issues, which they then pass the blame on to other people. Another problem is the way that some managers will promise things like help or progression and then conveniently find ways to avoid their promises, which causes many staff to be demotivated. There is also a distinct lack of progression despite what was advertised when I started. It also seems to be based on who you like and how long you have been at asda rather than your abilities and management capability. There is also a distinct lack of appreciation for good work, new ideas or use of initiative as well as an expectation that you are always available. There are also problems with visits from other managers as the store panics and ends up stressing everyone out to get things perfect (which they should be anyway). They managers and business also seem to ignore the company values such as respect for the individual and always having integrity. The final issue is that most staff are usually overstretched which leads to more sick days and even more overstreched staff. However a lot of the problems stem from three areas, one is that the night staff seem to get away with doing far less work than the day team. Two the managers are unwilling to solve issues due to the coflicts they would have to resolve with the night team and also head office. The third restraint is head office who seem to have unrealistic expetations and don't like hearing the truth it seems.

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