ALDI reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(14,598 total reviews)
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52% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,598 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ALDI 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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3.0
Jul 11, 2014

No balance.

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Pros

Pay is fair. Fast paced enviroment.. Easy to move from cashier to Shift Supervisor. Benefits are great actually. You get to work with good people that have to be extremely hard working. Lazy people don't last.

Cons

Long hours, since its non union; I've worked `12 hour days with one 5 minute break. I'm never fast enough for expectations even though I'm the fastest cashier in my store. No work life balance. They say you can have a half hour lunch break during training, and two 15 minute breaks during an 8 hour shift... They say a lot of things. All Shift supervisors are under constant scrutiny from the District managers causing massive amounts of stress and pressure. I've been working there for a year and over a third of the staff has gone out on disability due to medical problems directly correlated to the speeds which you are expected to ring and work at. You are recorded on camera and the District manager see's you sitting for more than thirty seconds while (I am not exaggerating or kidding) ... let's say you are waiting for a senior citizen to unload groceries onto the conveyor belt, you will be reprimanded, this really happened to me. No matter what you do you will never be good enough, understand that and you'll understand half the game.

1.0
Jul 8, 2014

District Manager

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Pros

The money is great while working for this company. The problem is once you leave, you will never make that kind of money again, and everyone eventually leaves.

Cons

Not worth the money. It's a trap to get young people to come on board with the company, then you are worked to the bone. I spent an average of 80+ hours a week in the stores, on my feet at crazy hours. When I wasn't working, I had a pit in my stomach waiting for the phone to ring with an "emergency" or something that went wrong that needed immediate attention. Truthfully, I could have had 2 full time jobs, worked less and made the same amount of money with far less stress.

1.0
Mar 22, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Get to stay very busy with stocking and helping customers your so busy at all times the time goes by so fast you don't even realize it. Better to wear a watch.

Cons

Working off picklist to make sure was'nt shorted product and running registar when more than five to a line that is your resting time but make sure you are ringing over 40 because you are being timed. and have to memorize all the store product codes hope you know produce!!!! When the line goes down get ready to run and fill all out of stocks working priorities customer service safety, signs, out of stocks, freezer, cooler, produce and meat, bread milk, specail buy and mixed pallets and full pallets. Should take you 20 min or less on mixed pallets. Don't forget your daily bank deposit and your people running regisar needs breaks too. Your on your own! When a customer ask were somthing is you have to take them not point and when someone ask how much is this go scan it. Are you out of this. Do you have any more in the back and don't forget your mark downs and priority number 2 the signs Weds and Saturdays price change night and don't stay later than you are scheduled but make sure it is all done. Make sure you manage to get safe count payroll, balance all registar drawers no more than 15 over/under, sales book, end of day done sweep, mop, scrap complete store and floor scrubber too. Try to keep in mind your only one person. Can't do it all. Then you get so many district managers right out of college and they all want it a done a diffrent way. Plus don't forget when your running registar and customer comes up to tell you ( do you know you are out of potatoes in the back you can't put potatoes out and run registar too. Plus be sure and check you dates on all products when your scrapping or opening. Plus check the MTD for your orders do so they are not late make sure those get done on time. Learn it all in about a month or less because you'll need to sign off on your training manual. remember take it home and do it and don't work off the clock (lol) thats the kind of things you here....or employees will say i'm not helping your making more money than i am even though you are in training. YOUR ON YOUR OWN. no family time called in on your days off then getting chewed out for time managment. never miss a day or late to hard to make management happy. Micromanage to bad .District managers there every other day. If they have to be there that much why do they need a manager trainee or store manager? not worth the money. 19.50 sounds great but not worth it. same money out there keep looking you will find it. If your considering a career there atleast shop there a while to see for your self talk to employees

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