Does ASDA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ASDA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ASDA. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ASDA?

52% of ASDA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ASDA 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ASDA?

Sales Assistant (475) , Customer Service (389) , Customer Assistant (350) , Checkout Operator (334) , Store Assistant (317) , Retail Assistant (289) , Sales Associate (281) , Colleague (278) , Section Leader (267) , Shop Assistant (247) , Cashier (218) , Shop Floor Assistant (196) , Customer Service Representative (195) , Store Colleague (190) , Home Shopping Picker (169)

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

"The pay is good and some of the staff really know how to team play." ((in 1057 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and somehow manage to struggle on despite the huge pressures placed on them." ((in 951 reviews)); "Most of the people are nice and pleasant to work for and staff discount is ok wen u get the extra discount" ((in 680 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and made lots off outside work friends" ((in 505 reviews)); "Good benefits for staff and discounts" ((in 216 reviews))

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

"Management is poor had no help once I started and not once checked to see what’s going on." ((in 1040 reviews)); "We had another bad manager but they would at least help us if were struggling." ((in 521 reviews)); "Can be long hours and tiring" ((in 513 reviews)); "No training is provided for these though then you're looked at a bit foolishly for not knowing what to do." ((in 120 reviews)); "No work life balance if you want to advance your career or keep your job." ((in 111 reviews))

What are employees saying about ASDA layoffs in 2026?

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

ASDA reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(12,431 total reviews)

Lord Stuart Rose

44% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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ASDA has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 12,431 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 Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

12K reviews

2.0

Aug 7, 2015

Good Colleagues, No Support

Section leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues want to do well and achieve; pay is surprisingly competitive with players like Sainsburys and Tesco; secure job as its part of Walmart.

Cons

Section Managers often give empty promises of support and training or are mostly too far stretched to do anything meaningful, what changes do happen often takes months to come into effect.

3.0

Aug 7, 2015

Made good friends, learned lots of new skills, trained across different areas which helps with overtime

Customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can move up the ladder, can gain qualifications. can train in other areas. You are able to gain more experience on different departments which Is great if you want to pick up overtime or when you're ready to move onto a different job. Get a yearly bonus depending on sales from the store over 12 months. Receive other benefits such as discount at restaurants and theme parks. Can also join a union and join a shares have programme

Cons

Not many, everyone has different opinions depending on which department they work on and who their manager is so its down to personal opinion but generally it's an ok place to work

3.0

Aug 6, 2015

Mixed bag

Section leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Local, friendly, colleagues, benefits package

Cons

Low pay for what you actually do as a section leader

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Customer Delivery Driver

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Service Colleague (Food Services)

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Good Colleagues, No Support

Made good friends, learned lots of new skills, trained across different areas which helps with overtime

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