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?

"Only positive I could think of when working for Lidl was that the pay was good." ((in 1372 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 403 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 250 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 605 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 574 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 387 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 267 reviews)); "Hard and long hours." ((in 141 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

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 8,094 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).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

3.0

May 5, 2019

Lidl Sverige

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can change a lot in the company and "form" your own department. Loads of fun!

Cons

High workload, high pressure. Sometimes shortsighted decisions

1.0

May 3, 2019

Well.... I survived?

Deputy store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The role transformed me from a hapless university student to a fast working manager, able to cope with running a multi-million pound business. It has provided me with problem solving skills and a fantastic work ethic.

Cons

Work/life balance is non-existent. Blame culture is rife throughout the entire Bridgend region. (No wonder turnover of Cat. 6 staff was so high and retention was rubbish). When you ask for help, the bare minimum is given. 10 hour shifts are to be expected as a minimum, five days a week. Expected to be on call. Not just for shifts but for fire alarms, burglar alarms delivery drivers unhappy that you left one pallet in the way and cant be bothered to move it themselves to make a point. Close into open shifts were the norm. Holidays agreed upon with management are not honoured. No bonus pay - just 'time owed'. Yeah very rarely do you get that back and when you do you get a phone call asking you to do a shift. There IS a company benefits scheme. Let me know if you actually manage to gain access to that though, because they've made it so difficult for you to actually access it.

2.0

May 2, 2019

poor company

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the pay,wages are good .

Cons

everyone through out the company is bullied

Lidl Response

7y

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. Bullying should not be tolerated in any area of the business, so we strongly urge you to contact your Employee Relations Consultant with any concerns you have about the working environment. Please be assured that your conversation will be kept completely confidential. We really do appreciate all of your hard work, thanks again! - Team Lidl GB

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