Lidl reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,079 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 8,079 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 7, 2016

Hazardous place to work for

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Pros

The only good reason I can think of to work there is that they pay you on time.

Cons

You never know when you are going to go home. Management treats you like you are vermin and constantly bullies you. They expect you to know everything from the very first day. They blame you for things that aren't even your responsibility. They make you fee worthless. More than 3 co-workers of mine had to have back surgery from working there. Its so fast paced and intense to the extent of harming your health. They abuse you mentally.

1.0
Sep 4, 2016

Lidl to no respect

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Pros

Good rate of hourly pay

Cons

Extremely poor management Little to no training was given and I was expected to just know how everything worked without being shown. Contracted hours mean nothing as if on a 30 hour, for example, you will seldom if ever get that number of hours. Bullying tactics used to "motivate" staff, who are frequently told that they can easily be replaced. No matter how hard you work, it will never be enough for the management and any time something goes wrong you will swiftly be reminded that you are useless. Even if the problem was not related to you or your work. Schedules are supposed to be displayed for at least 3 weeks at any time, however often we get a mere 2 days notice for our next weeks.

1.0
Sep 1, 2016

Bad management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

We were paid a good salary.

Cons

Higher level management talks to people without real understanding of the projects they are working on. So they sell some idea but don't understand any aspect of its execution. The one senior manager I worked with made several racist comments towards me which I wrote off as being some type of European sensibility. Overall a bad employment experience for me. They didn't know what they are doing and kind of jerking their employees around. Maybe things have changed? Also, the whole culture, values, or work satisfaction speeches you get at orientation are a complete joke. They literally could care less.

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