ASDA reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(12,408 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 12,408 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".

1.0
May 31, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Colleagues and customers. Before the Walmart days Asda were brilliant employers fairness, transparacy and integrity were all in place!

Cons

costs became all that mattered, not enough people to deliver the standards customers should receive. Slaughtered colleague and manager moral

3.0
May 16, 2014

Good job to have whilst studying

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Relatively stress free (lets face it, its not hard to put food on a shelf), easy money, very flexible which allows university students like myself to work in a store at home and at uni, some really nice, hardworking people work for the company.

Cons

'Them and us' culture with management reminds me of being of secondary school pupil, adults are treated with more respect that teenagers and students who dont work full time and who are younger than management, working in retail can mean early starts (which i prefer but some people clearly do not), pay is lower than some competitors, restructuring will make career progression harder for those who wish to make big break within the company, management have got rid of canteens which offer good cheap food for all staff. This is bad considering many of the staff are on a low income, jobs have been lost and its a clear gimmick to help boost sales as staff will have no option but to purchase food from the shop floor. Some idiots work for the company (i.e. people who dont show up, are late every shift and dont work as hard as others etc.) like in any organisation, however managers have little room to manoeuvre in the way of disciplining and sacking staff that clearly take liberties.

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