ASDA Reviews

Pros

work with a wide variety of people which is always a good thing. The Asda discount card. The canteen in the morning serves hot food incase you don't have your own.

Cons

You get overlooked a lot of the time, especially on our department of home shopping. ie, management team have been well known for lying, fast judging, and making Accusations which have only led to reporting them for bullying.

Advice to Management

pay closer attention to your staff!!!

Pros

full training covered,great group of people.good 10% discount

Cons

not enough hours and change of management to much

Advice to Management

set contract ,and pay more once qualified as you do with section leaders ect...pharmacy have a lot more pressure and demand

Pros

Overtime available, feels like being self employed, no overbearing management over your shoulder

Cons

Can be dangerous being on the road all day, company overly concerned about customer satisfaction over driver safety.

Advice to Management

EEF is a shambles.

Pros

- Easy to swap shifts/work more hours - Easy to do in all ways

Cons

- Colleagues not overly nice and very cliquey

Pros

Great bosses, flexible hours, cheap discounted goods, good friends

Cons

Slightly cliquey and understaffed (second part not exactly the stores fault, more the business)

Pros

Good staff, decent pay but long hours

Cons

Old fashioned workshop but decent enough

Pros

Staff discount Flexible schedule Night work available

Cons

Too much work, too little time

Pros

Highly active work, reasonably paid, and plenty of opportunities for overtime. Straightforward once you learn your aisles. Great for just paying the bills. Paid for the hours you work, so staying late isn't 'free work'. Fair amount of freedom to listen to music/podcasts and do your own thing when the store is closed. 10% employee discount card, can also buy reduced food/drink for lunch.

Cons

Hard to take holiday if you're contracted for busy nights (Fri, Sat) Quite monotonous work Not a lot of room for growth if you don't want to climb the retail ladder Can be physically and mentally draining If you stay late on a night shift, your pay switches to the day rate after 6am - so it's not necessarily in your interest to stay and help if needed. Weekend and holiday deliveries are a NIGHTMARE, especially if...

Advice to Management

Get to know your employees and what makes them tick. Reward hard-working employees whenever possible. Don't unreasonably raise expectations when an individual is performing well, recognise their performance and try to understand whether they are just really good, or working super hard. Manage ALL of your staff. Lay out expectations for new employees when they start, and clearly communicate a quantifiable expectation...