Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,088 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

71% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,088 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
Apr 4, 2017

Assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good wage and good ethos in and out of the working hours made some good friends working with great people

Cons

Boss usually was undermined my work and that was one of the reasons why I left my post and another was to concentrate on my education

3.0
Apr 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to travel abroad to train, very high salary for employees with very little experience

Cons

All European upper management - meaning many decisions are made which are wrong for the American market.

3.0
Mar 31, 2017

Revolving door

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall company policy seems great Lots of resources to encourage a healthy work life balance Mental health hotline Free water bottle and filtered water in workplace Free fruit but not actually carried out by managers in most places Good hourly rate and holiday premium

Cons

Area managers will lie and cheat to motivate employees and management Unrealistic expectations with regards tasks in time allowed Everyone is just covering their tracks and making it look like their job is being done Loyalty to staff is non existent

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