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?

"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

(8,098 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).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

4.0

Sep 21, 2019

Good school of life

Junior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quick learners and easily adaptable employees will flourish in this company.

Cons

Every cent matters, this means that for every single process the monetary side is analyzed in detail.

3.0

Sep 21, 2019

Olay

Warehouse worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most people I work with are really friendly and helpful. There are lots of hours, event days and training is good. Although there is overtime. Days are on average 9hrs long. And some weeks you would be working 6 days in a row.

Cons

Some days they focus too much on the average pick rate. Most hours I can hit above target and they never say anything But at other times I miss the targets by 10 cases and of course my average goes down. This is when they start moaning like I've been slacking. They don't take into account that you have to shrink wrap the pallet/s, wait for forklift drivers to finish dropping pallets (not exactly quick). Or you are stuck behind someone with a massive pick, they are chatting or guarding the location so you aren't able to pick. Therefore the amount of minutes is knocked. Can't really control time. Or they expect you to be like Hercules.

4.0

Sep 18, 2019

Long hours - good staff

Shift manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good staff Good progression chances

Cons

It’s not what you know it’s who you know!

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