Casual associate - Cashier ALDI Employee Review

3.0
Jun 8, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedule Great Starting Pay Great job to have in college. Also you get to seat down while you ring up customers.

Cons

As a partime associate you do not get any benefits except for 401 k after one year. Yeah that's right no vacation, bonus, holiday pay, etc. It is nearly impossible to move up to management. They rather hire someone fresh out of college then to promote someone with the same credentials from within. You max out on raise after two years. You might get a smaller raise at the end of the year depending on sales.

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5.0
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Pros

Great pay Hours were always there The manager at my location is a rare gem. Never had a boss quite like him. Everyone I worked with became like my family.

Cons

EXTREMELY physically demanding. I injured myself multiple times while I worked there.

5.0
Oct 5, 2016
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Pros

+ industry leading wages Associates - $12/hr, Shift Mgr - $16/hr, SMT - $23/hr, Store Manager - $75,000+/yr + great work environment + excellent training + health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k + 40-50 hr/wk with paid overtime Very fast paced so work hours fly by. I loved working at Aldi. The pay was great! Benefits great! Was training to be a store manager so a lot was expected of me but I was totally up for it. My store manager loved my work, associates loved my fairness, customers loved me.

Cons

+ work/life balance + walked 28,000 steps/day!!! Never thought I would be fired for clocking in only minutes late!!

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