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

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

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

Oct 23, 2017

Upper management is disconnected from the front line and communicates nothing.

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They, whoever is hiring at the ground level, will hire anyone. Seriously, check for a pulse? Hired on the spot.

Cons

No communication. No long term plan. No commitment to the front line managers = low morale & high turnover. Oh did I mention that there’s no communication and everything’s broke.

3.0

Oct 23, 2017

LIDL US: It's ok if you can look past some big issues

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-If you're a buyer or upper management, you really have nothing to worry about. -Your department and team are great to work with. -Giveaways every now and then are nice if you can get to them on time. -Different food truck outside every day and plenty of food options around if you don't bring lunch with you. -It can be a relaxed environment if you make it that way

Cons

-Benefits does a HORRIBLE job of keeping track of things and explaining things. You have to dig through pdf after pdf to find policies, and have to fight through email after email to get something corrected if they messed up your PTO or something like that. They never actually explain things to you and treat you like an idiot if something doesn't make sense to you. -Parking is a joke. Unless you have a fleet car (buyers and upper management) you need to park at one of two garages about a 1/2 mile from the office. -Try not to get hit by someone in a fleet car if you're in the building's parking garage. They'll treat it like a race track. -Literally everything from project management to time sheets are done using Excel 2013. -Things change way too often. Growing pains are one thing, but no department is ever on the same page when it comes to processes, methods, or organization.

1.0

Oct 22, 2017

Store Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

During my year here at Lidl I have been discriminated against, harassed,lied to etc. If you ask if I've reported it the answer is yes!! The region has tried to help but unfortunately their hands are tied. They will not promote you if you are female and minority and have experience. The companies VP and EVP levels are full of chauvinists who do not respect anyone. Lidl continues to fail at store openings and never learn from their mistakes. This place is insane. These are the pros. If you want to work for a company that doesn't have a clue, continues to break laws, and unfairly treat employees. Fill out an application at Lidl US.

Cons

Read the Pros. RUNNNNNNNNNNNN

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