ALDI Retails Assistant reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)
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Atty McGrath

100% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Retails Assistant employees have rated ALDI with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 159 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Retails Assistant professionals have a good working experience there. ALDI is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Retails Assistant professionals compared to other employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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159 reviews
2.0
Apr 23, 2016

WOULD NOT RECOMMEND

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Pros

Decent pay for retail and can sit down at the registers.. If you end up in management you will be well paid and may not hate your job as much as retail assistants..

Cons

Managers will act like that care about you at first, but most really don't. I was told (illegally) that I could not continue working at Aldi because of a knee injury (even though I was still capable of working on the registers and other light duties). By law employers should provide alternative working arrangements where viable, however Aldi simply could not be bothered.. Needless to say I didn't bother to fight for this job anyway! You will be treated as a robot - it is all about TIME. The stores are permanently understaffed to cut costs so expect to be worked until you can't take it anymore. Most people I have met who work at Aldi do not enjoy it but stay for the money or to try and become managers, as they are paid better and get to delegate the crappy tasks to other people. You will get experience operating some machinery, however training in actually using it is minimal and mostly explained on an IPAD. After that you are expected to know what to do. You are required to get steel capped boots and a RSA certificate. I purchased both and Aldi never compensated me, even though they claimed they would. Overall would not consider ever coming back to work for Aldi and I highly suggest no one else bothers either. IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

2.0
Nov 14, 2014
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Pros

The co-workers are generally all fine and friendly, great pay, awesome culture, great training, career progression is a real opportunity if you get the right support from management. I had the opportunity to train in a superior store with fantastic management until I relocated to another area.

Cons

It's active and hard work, I loved this element but may not be suitable for everyone. After relocation the manager in the second store was very rude and very aggressive. Didn't respect employees, customers or make an effort for them. Clearly responsibility and professionalism was not something practiced or upheld in this store.

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