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 (1396) , 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 1374 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 472 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 410 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 243 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 221 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 611 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 575 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 383 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 272 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 139 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

(8,094 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 8,094 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

Sep 30, 2017

Avoid buying admin - grad scheme a joke

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good name to have on CV - You will develop bags of resilience due to having to deal with bad attitudes on a regular basis - Day goes quickly as far too much work / employee

Cons

- Incompetent management - makes it difficult to improve and progress - Hostile and aggressive culture - only way to succeed and progress is to simultaneously be a 'yes' man and act in a direct and aggressive manner - Grad scheme is non-existent - Admin work is monotonous, repetitive and not intellectually stimulating - Work life balance not encouraged - culture of doing overtime for the sake of it - Managers not able to support teams due to spending most of their time in (clearly not very helpful) meetings - No concern for employee wellbeing - Progression opportunities extremely limited

1.0

Sep 29, 2017

Worst company ever to work for

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money is very good, 10 or 12 hour shifts

Cons

Unnecessary pressure on staff and more often than not have to wait 7 or 8 hours or until just before the end of your shift for a break

1.0

Sep 29, 2017

Ugh!!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay rate hourly if you’re paid correctly. Benefits are good if it’s handled properly. Insurance ok if there not taking too much out of your already shorted check :(

Cons

Very clueless, disorganized, no communication from the top to the bottom. If you do get any kind of training? and if they make you travel you are forking out your experiences including per diem, you’re lucky if doesn’t take a month or two at least just to get it back. Paycheck errors are ridiculous they just can’t get it together and they take their time to resolve it. And yet they demand you to work past your scheduled time, because they don’t have enough help. LIDL is an embarrassment, a joke.

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