ASDA reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(12,402 total reviews)

Lord Stuart Rose

45% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

ASDA has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 12,402 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
3.0
Jul 15, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I am a very shy person, the one thing I do cherish that I have taken away from Asda is a built in my confidence. Others are usually very nice tome and help me out when I appear stuck. I have spoke and met people I would never have spoke to before aswell. Everyone works well together. I got the hours which suited my personal life // flexiable

Cons

I can be disheartened very easily and I find that customers can be cruel at times. This can really upset me hugely. Some other colleagues can be hurtful and look down on me. I was changed departments without being asked or consulted, I was simply told and I am not happy with my new hours.

5.0
Jul 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Asda place a strong emphasis on teamwork and friendship, which I've found is definitely the case. Upon joining I got a warm welcome from colleagues and they made me feel like I had been part of the team as long as they have. If you are under 18, asda is good because of the fact they don't have pay bands (this means that everyone gets paid the same no matter how old you are) - In my case this is £6.63, which is a lot more than the £4.00 in my old job.

Cons

Often I find bosses put me in for extra hours without even asking me, despite the fact they know I am still in college. Furthermore there are difficulties with my contract, I am required to work 2 days, yet am only contracted for one. Therefore my holiday hours are only calculate for my contracted day yet are used if I wanted time off on my other day.

5.0
Jun 24, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best reasons to work here is the atmosphere and social aspects! I made a lot of fantastic friends with an employment span of less than a year. Everyone was absolutely lovely and helped me settle in well. The colleagues, supervisors and even the store manager were always friendly and always greeted me as if they had known me for years. It was easy to forget that it was a job because it was so friendly and relaxing. I really enjoyed all the new technology they were bringing in as well, such as the scan and go and rapid scan machines. Getting trained for these new machines was exciting and gave us a chance to promote our work places without having to be salesmen. Talking to customers was always nice too, it was good to know that being chatty and talkative was part of our job role, which made working there even more fun. I was given weekend hours contract due to being a student, which was actually tailored to benefit me which I thought was great because it meant that they had my interests in mind when deciding my hours. They thought it would be best for me and it was, meaning that I had a good work-life and education balance. The chance to be rewarded for our work was also good because I received an Asda star for getting 100% happy to help which I wasn't even expecting, making me even more motivated to get more.

Cons

Only thing I can say is that working on a checkout for hours on end is tiring and sometimes painful. So it would be nice to get some variety in terms of working on checkouts/self-scan/rapids/scan and go/shop floor/etc.

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