ALDI reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(14,601 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 14,601 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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15K reviews
2.0
Nov 24, 2014

Store manager

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Pros

Time goes by really fast and you get a good work out. Compensation/ benefits package are good if you can keep to the minimum salaried hours

Cons

Work/ life balance....your entire life is Aldi when you become a store manager. When you get a new store the hours you put in are ridiculous, especially if you have an unethical incompetent district manager leading you in the wrong direction. On average I probably worked 60 hours a week, some weeks I put in over 70 just to keep up. My stress never seemed to end. Not enough sleep and when I did get a day off I was worried about my store. It was hard to find employees that wanted to give 100%, most wanted to be lazy and cut corners. Our warehouse would always run out of key items that were in the ad or seasonal leaving us to deal with constant barrages from unhappy customers. The allowed hours given per day were just enough but that meant I would work 11hours with no break and would have to literally run and work out of my mind every minute of my day.

5.0
Oct 9, 2014

Store Manager

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Pros

This is a company that takes care of people who put in the effort. The benefits are amazing! Paid holidays with our family's! Great paychecks! Plus vacation time, sick days, personal days, and a flexible schedule. You don't have to work Friday-Sunday every week like you do in most retail and service industry management positions.

Cons

You have to earn what you get. I don't think it's a con but this is why most people leave. They are expecting a lot from the employer but don't want a lot expected out of them in return.

3.0
Jul 29, 2014

Former DM

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Pros

Aldi does a lot for employees and also expects a lot in return. Total compensation cannot be beaten and the management team can be outstanding. I loved the huge amount of responsibility and the varying days/weeks/months. Every store has its own personality and quirks, which made each day a surprise in some aspects. The DM job is all inclusive and anything and everything that happens within your stores is your responsibility. The experience gained cannot be matched anywhere else, especially for a new college grad.

Cons

Aldi is incredibly demanding and you are expected to get everything done and achieve the financial goals no matter what, period. What used to be very simple and challenging has become overwhelming and unreasonable. The same store conditions and financial results are expected to be achieved with the same number of hours used while the product line has grown tremendously, new programs are constantly being introduced, sales volumes are increasing, new employees and management staff are constantly being added, and on and on. The company is changing, but the job is not changing along with it. Productivity is still king, but customer satisfaction and store conditions are supposed to be king as well. Everything cannot be 100% all the time, but that is what is expected. Store Managers and DMs are 50-hour salaried employees, but no one gets the job done in 50 hours. Work-life balance is nonexistent and the DMs that find success are those who are single with no children or who choose work over family. Advancement also depends on the status of your division. Outstanding DMs in a poor performing division get passed over for more mediocre DMs in a top-performing division.

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