Pay looks attractive but is it really? - Store Manager Lidl Employee Review

1.0
Jan 15, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- 10% discount on food - Car allowance

Cons

Where do I start? - No autonomy as a manager, comply or die as the saying goes. Comply with the ineptitude of senior leaders. - 47.5hr contract, 30 min break. Verging on slave labour? - Archaic technology (1 handheld device to do everything, so unproductive especially considering the company is productivity obsessed) - Treat the lidl Plus app as the saviour to customer service... Maybe reviewing the working conditions/productivity in store will allow colleagues to flourish and provide amazing service. - Run on a shoe string, staff overworked and will make mistakes - Micromanagement to the smallest detail - tick box, paper pushing, again unproductive - Health and safety practices non-existent - Inept warehouse that delivers everything late (impacting customers and also impacting colleagues who then have to rush implementing everything and cut corners) - Blame Culture that sucks the life out of your soul - Worst communication from senior leaders I have ever experienced - Insane productivity targets especially when the business add extra tasks all the time because they simply cannot get it right first time. - Not sure anybody has heard of praise?

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Lidl Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you leaving a review on your experience with Lidl. We take all feedback very seriously, so if you wish to discuss anything in more detail you can contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk. - Freya, Lild GB.

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