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 (177) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (153)

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

"Only positive I could think of when working for Lidl was that the pay was good." ((in 1364 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 490 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 407 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 248 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 218 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 599 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 578 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 382 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 274 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 138 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

(8,098 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 8,098 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

Jun 19, 2018

Deputy Manager

Deputy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay Work close to home

Cons

Extremely long hours Not paid for break but not allowed to leave building Just a glorified shelf stacker Internal development ignored by store managers Very Political Store managers basically work what they want and leave unsociable hours to other managers Expected to work excessive amount of pallets leaving no time to actually do my job Rolled out new job specifications but hasn’t been mentioned since

Lidl Response

7y

Thank you for leaving a review on your experience with us. We take all reviews very seriously, and welcome feedback from both past and present employees. You can contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk if you wish to discuss anything in more detail. Thank you for your hard work, we wish you all the best in the future. - Andy, Recruitment

1.0

Jun 5, 2018

No work life balance

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, many locations to work.

Cons

The working hours changes every week. Most of the time rota's date and time changes they don't bother asking you for permission. Never finish on time. On a day off get a phone call if you can work today. Less break.

Lidl Response

8y

Thank you for your review, and all your hard work while with us! We work to continually improve our employee experience, from hire to retire, so your feedback really helps us to develop as an employer. We really appreciate you taking the time to write a review, and wish you all the best for the future.

2.0

May 31, 2018

Some poor management, unrealistic expectations, very long hours, very long commutes.

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is fantastic, company car is fantastic. Some decent people working for the company.

Cons

Advice to store management is to be more selfish ( A ridiculous comment to make when they advocate 'Team Lidl' ). Pressure of audits, not enough hours in stores.

Lidl Response

8y

Thank you for leaving a review on your experience with us. We take all reviews very seriously, so do feel free to contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk if you wish to discuss anything in more detail. We really do appreciate your hard work, and wish you all the best in the future.

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