Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,088 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

71% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,088 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
1.0
Oct 25, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I met some nice caring people and the pay was decent (when you actually received an actual paycheck) but other than that, NOTHING

Cons

Pay checks were wrong EVERY SINGLE PAY DAY. I was with the company for MONTHS and they struggled to figure out how to set up my pay checks to be directly deposited into my bank account. All the managers have absolutely no idea what they are doing. It's honestly PITIFUL and I'm SOOOOOOOOOO glad I don't have to worry about any of that bull crap anymore. Managers would yell and cuss in front of customers. A STORE MANAGER was cussin up a storm in front of a customer one time because he forgot his wallet at home. Like really??? The 'higher ups' or the 'international' people that were around during grand opening were rude as hell and super condescending. Everything was an absolute mess and all that 'training' at the RDC was honestly super pointless and I regret all the time I spent hoping that things would get better!!! The 'lidl-way' really is the WORST WAY!!! Also, I seriously would not be surprised if HR is actually writing fake reviews on here. They all seem to be too short and non-descriptive. They're all written around the same day too... seems fake to me!!

2.0
Oct 9, 2017

Good money, ok ish job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great salary Can be flexible hours if you have a decent store manager (handful of these) Easy to join company

Cons

Terrible work force planning, Rotas changing daily so no one knows what to expect day to day and unfair on colleagues who struggle to plan anything outside of work. You will see colleagues being called in on their days off one day, and being sent home early or having their shift cancelled another day to meet productivity targets that seem to be the main concern over everything and everyone else. No one wants to hear or act upon any negative feedback even in higher management this doesn’t go down well all they want to know about is what goes well. Aggressive approach to management. Very few people in the business with any people management/HR skills even on a basic level. 10/11 hour shifts worked and only 30min break allowed all day, if you feel unwell and need 5minutes you are made to feel awful about it and challenged, even at management level. Managed for every minute of lateness (literally clock in at 9:01 a few times and see) but no mention of the expectation that you finish at 1130pm but your finish time was actually 10:00pm. Instore training is basic and not prioritised. You are literally filling big heavy pallets like a machine for 10hrs or sitting on a till not really any imbetween. Management communicate on what’s app groups which seems a good idea, but warnings/threats and complaints are fished out on here to colleagues who with it being on a social media outlet are often not even at work when they read it.

4.0
Sep 7, 2017

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, Understanding & compassionate, IN IT to WIN IT, Great Company, Get more & pay less, strong company & culture

Cons

Tight wage budget, overtime scarce, need more international items & organic items to compete with Trader Joes, retail hours, schedules should be posted 2 month in advanced

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