Does Lidl pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lidl employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lidl. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lidl?

59% of Lidl employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lidl 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lidl?

Customer Assistant (1394) , Store Manager (375) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (232) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (187) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (175) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (152)

What are the pros of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay but works out at minimum pay when you divide between the hours you work." ((in 1358 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 471 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 414 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 237 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 214 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"The strategy of the company is not clear; long hours; variety of projects; team quite unhappy being short" ((in 600 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 557 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 392 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 273 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 135 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lidl layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lidl layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lidl in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lidl locations?

Wien , Salzburg , Innsbruck , Villach , Berndorf , Traun , Wels , Mödling

Lidl reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,083 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,083 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lidl 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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8K reviews

2.0

Jan 28, 2022

not worth your time!!

Supervisor

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Pros

the only thing i can say is maybe benefits

Cons

if you actually have any management skills..this will probably be the most unmanagement thing you ever done i can thinking it may be an opportunity to become part of a new company but i was wrong..at the store you are a super associate rather then anything else..been here a month now and 4 ppl have quit and tonight i had to close the store with 3 people and some supervisors don’t take lunches or breaks it’s pretty scary and sad..stay away for now.

1.0

Jan 26, 2022

They don’t care about they workers

Management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I met good employees there

Cons

Literally everything is wrong with this company. HR .. they all know each other so don’t bother calling . They want you to think they care but truly they don’t. We went through the entire holiday season with such a short staff. The day after thanksgiving I closed with ONE other person.They made me drive in ice, they refused to close the store earlier during such horrible weather atmosphere(Lidl was the only grocery store open regular hours until 9pm), although I came in for my shift I asked to leave three hours earlier my district manager told me if I left, that’s job abandonment and there would be disciplinary actions, even tho I told them I’m from California I don’t know how to drive in ice and I’m pregnant.

1.0

Dec 5, 2021

Bad

Customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing I can think of

Cons

Leaving when your finished your shift

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