ALDI reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(14,634 total reviews)
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51% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,634 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
1.0
Aug 11, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The compensation is decent, but you don't really have any time to enjoy your paycheck because you're working nonstop. There are some really nice people, and management takes your complaints really seriously if there is a workplace issue. The company is expanding rapidly in the next 5 years, so there is room to move up if you can hack it.

Cons

You are working 10-14 hr days 6 days a week and expected to blindly follow policy. They do not appreciate critical thinking or analytical questions. It's a very much "do as you're told and smile" type of environment. ALDI is not looking for "smart" people, they are looking for "smart enough" so be prepared to dumb yourself down otherwise you will be seen as a problem. Work-life balance is nonexistent. You get a company car, but are so exhausted, you might just fall asleep at the wheel. The customers can be super mean and unreasonable, the produce comes in from the warehouse moldy, and the ground beef has premature browning. It's really tough to believe in the company when you see that stuff. I would not shop at ALDI after working there. They pay competitive salaries/wages above market average, but really abuse their employees because they know they won't be able to make as much money anywhere else with their skill set.

1.0
Aug 10, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is good, benefits are good.

Cons

You work incredibly hard with no respect as a cashier/store associate, and the shift managers and store manager hide behind you and tell you to "smash" customers groceries so you can scan super fast. Long hours, and you have to basically work all alone, I have worked for Aldi for over a year and I have hated every minute of it.

4.0
Aug 9, 2014

Great, but extremely physical

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Aldi is a great company to work for because of the pay and benefits, especially as a manager.

Cons

Some of the challenges are the physicality of the job and the productivity goal the are required to run the store.

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