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 (375) , 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 (175) , 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 1364 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 476 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 418 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 242 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 225 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 597 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 389 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 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

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3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,090 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

71% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,090 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

4.0

Jul 13, 2017

Will be great after they get settled into the US.

Store associate

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Pros

Health benefits are second to no one else in retail. PTO accrual rate is generous. 401k plan is very competitive. Training WILL be good after they get the kinks worked out.

Cons

Quality of employees initially hired for new stores are lackluster. Training is a work in progress as a lot of money is wasted on classroom training that may not equate into actual results in-store. Retraining the same classroom topics to incompetent employees later on in-store most likely will be required (waste of Lidl's resources).

1.0

Jul 12, 2017

Good luck if you have an illness/disability and a woman.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

You get paid, I guess, but good luck getting your hours and actually getting the money you work for. I guess there are no pros unless you're a man and love to butt kiss.

Cons

They take money away from you when you don't get your hours. So if you leave the company, they'll demand money be paid to them. Managers aren't trained properly and such favoritism is frankly sickening. Treated like scum and you pretty much need a cloning machine to do everything and be in 5 different places at once. 10+ hour shift with only half hour break. Not allowed any longer as you need permission. I can go on and on.

3.0

Jul 11, 2017

Too much stress and very unorganized

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Good Benefits Good Salary

Cons

Hard to advance or move positions, there is a huge problem with nepotism and favoritism. There are long hours with not much recognition, unless you are one of the favorites. You are looked down upon if you have a life outside of the company, as in, you have family obligations that limit your time to 40 hours a week. Not all of the managers are qualified because they just earned degrees and have no experience in managing individuals-- some who've actually had managing experience or previous professional experience. HR is a disaster depending on the section you have to deal with.

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