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 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ASDA?

Sales Assistant (474) , Customer Service (387) , Customer Assistant (350) , Checkout Operator (334) , Store Assistant (317) , Retail Assistant (289) , Sales Associate (281) , Colleague (278) , Section Leader (266) , Shop Assistant (247) , Cashier (217) , Shop Floor Assistant (196) , Customer Service Representative (195) , Store Colleague (189) , 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 1035 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and somehow manage to struggle on despite the huge pressures placed on them." ((in 941 reviews)); "Most of the people are nice and pleasant to work for and staff discount is ok wen u get the extra discount" ((in 675 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and made lots off outside work friends" ((in 498 reviews)); "Good benefits for staff and discounts" ((in 201 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 1038 reviews)); "We had another bad manager but they would at least help us if were struggling." ((in 525 reviews)); "Can be long hours and tiring" ((in 520 reviews)); "You will be expected to work at the speed of light despite having no training." ((in 127 reviews)); "No work life balance if you want to advance your career or keep your job." ((in 113 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

(12,420 total reviews)

Lord Stuart Rose

44% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

ASDA has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 12,420 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).

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12K reviews

5.0

Aug 10, 2014

All staff are lovely, work becomes easy and automatic after a while!

Checkout operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really enjoy chatting to customers, get a good few laughs! Never met a rude member of staff, everyone friendly and easy to talk to, easy to sit with people in the cantine. Staff cantine very cheap. "Career breaks" are given for any reasonable time off which you require. 20% staff discount days "double discount" days are very much looked forward to. Good communication of store events and feedback on how the store is performing is always nice to know. Always plenty of overtime available if needed- yet not forced or made to feel bad if unavailable. Always made to feel like an individual and not forgotten about by manager.

Cons

Training was very general and time consuming- although necessary. Must remember to swipe in and out of shifts and for lunch. Very occasionally difficult customers, but always supported by runners/ managers. Long shifts can be tiring. Lifting heavy items are difficult.

1.0

Aug 9, 2014

A disorganised mess.

Porter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The only redeeming features of working for ASDA include its average wages as well as a very useful 10% discount card. The sharesave scheme is also fairly okay although complicated and confusing.

Cons

The first challenge is getting past the disorganisation, perpetuated by the bad management. Managers do not seem to work hard at all, instead preferring to sit in the cafe and delegate tasks. Cuts have wracked the shop, leaving areas under-staffed and inefficient. Nepotism and favoritism is rife - hard working colleagues are completely overlooked for promotion in favour of colleagues to prefer to gossip and make friends with the managers. Managers themselves are condescending and disrespectful. The working environment is poor. Working your way upwards if you have been put on a certain section of the store, for example porting, is essentially impossible, leading many people to leave after a while. Paperwork is almost never done, and you will be frequently berated for not turning up to shifts you were never told you were working. Shifts are too long, resulting in boredom.

1.0

Jul 28, 2014

Dissapointing

Home shopping driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It just gets me out and about

Cons

Just getting through the day

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