Lidl reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,085 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,085 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
2.0
Feb 26, 2017

Working in a lidl supermarket

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Pros

It beats having no work at all Good salary on weekends (Sweden)

Cons

High pressure, demanding Unpleasant district bosses Not flexible schedule

1.0
Feb 23, 2017
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Pros

The lies are pretty good. First three days you have to agree with them that Lidl is better than Google. And, if you do do that, you don't have to do anything for your next promotion.

Cons

- They will discriminate against you until you start getting physically/mentally sick. They will pick on various things about you and it will get to the point where you will start questioning yourself. At least this is how the Purchasing Admin Department is. Based on previous reviews, it does not look any better in other departments. But, I can't speak for those. - The assignments don't ever make any sense. They are either for elementary kids or something you can't do because you don't have the resources yet. It's more than just busy work. It's stupid busy work that doesn't go anywhere. One of my assignments was to convert pounds to kilograms in an Excel file (ridiculous). You will be rated on this. - Again, keep in mind the tasks assigned are below your level, but so is management as well. It will take some time to notice because they pretend to be busy out of breath professionals. It's their thing, to seem like they are running around. You will be set up in the worst possible way. Anything you know better than your supervisors, which will be 99% of the time, you will be humiliated for it somehow. They will take your ideas as their own and run with it at the end. You will start to watch your back constantly, because you outsmarted them, and in their eyes are a threat. - Lidl had employees send questions to the board with their concerns and all of them were about "the hostile work environment and supervisors being bullies." - In the Purchasing Admin department, most people are performing job functions they would have never applied for. The VP hires highly qualified people and then turns them into "Data Entry" clerks without even considering their strengths and the fact that she lied during the whole interview process. You will be bullied and your position will be TBD, while in reality you are just a data entry clerk. They will make sure you feel worthless so you stoop low to their level or below.

4.0
Feb 23, 2017

Great opportunity

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Pros

Great benefits (15 days off, 4 floating holidays, 7 sick days, 401k with company match, great health care) Great co-workers Good line manager Opportunity to grow Promotions if you work hard Lidl is for you if you want to grow and are looking for a great opportunity and you are not afraid to put a lot of work into your career. The company will give you endless opportunities, it is up to you if you take them. The attire at work has changed to casual business attire, yay jeans :) Everyone is very friendly as long as you are friendly too. Depending on the department the communication and also the help you receive from people is very good.

Cons

Currently longer hours due to the expansion. I normally work between 45 to 50 hours. When you are on salary you do not get paid overtime, hence the reason why you get a salary... when you are paid hourly you do get paid overtime. A lot of last minute request due to the very fast paced environment and because everything is getting finalized for store openings.

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