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?

58% 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 (1398) , Store Manager (376) , 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 (176) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (153)

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 1332 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 482 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 417 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 244 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 227 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 602 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 573 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 389 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 281 reviews)); "Hard and long hours." ((in 137 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

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,097 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

72% 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 8,097 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

Jan 28, 2019

If you enjoy being messed around it's the perfect job for you

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fairly easy to transfer to a new store

Cons

Management don't care Payroll are never available to talk to about pay issues They operate a 30 hour undertime bank - meaning any time that you do under your contract, whether it's your fault or not, is put into an undertime bank. You can be paid for the first 30 hours of undertime but after that you will get that money taken out of your pay. Very often management won't rota you in for your contracted hours so you end up accruing lots of undertime Working hours can be any time 5am to 11pm, very often I wouldn't leave the store until 1am Rotas change without notice sometimes and you're expected to just fall in with it, and to stay over your shift Sick notes get lost far more often than they should be - always keep multiple copies for yourself if you ever want to see any SSP

Lidl Response

7y

Thank you for your review. We do appreciate all of the hard work you and your colleagues put in for every shift, and we will always work on improving the employee experience across the business. If you would like to discuss any of the points above more detail, you can contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk, or your local PWC directly. - Andy, Lidl UK

1.0

Jan 20, 2019

Worst Management on planet

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You’ve got a roof above your head so you won’t get wet.

Cons

No respect from management, the way they are talking to staff in unacceptable. My ex mother in law treated me better than those who thinks they own the Lidl. Stay away from this company as far as you can.

Lidl Response

7y

Thank you for your review. We want the employee experience to be a positive one, across the business, so do appreciate for your feedback – we would recommend discussing the points you have raised directly with your regional PWC, who's details can be found in your welfare area. They will be able to discuss and hopefully help to resolve the issues you have raised. We do appreciate all of your hard work! Thanks again. Andy - Lidl

3.0

Jan 3, 2019

Assistant manager

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary , decent salary & nothing else

Cons

Long working hours, no social life, no freedom to think outside the box,

Lidl Response

7y

Thank you for leaving your review. We understand your support and development is just as important as a strong benefits package. If you would like to discuss your review in more detail, you can contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk, or your local PWC directly. Thank you for all of your hard work! - Andy, Recruitment team

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