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
Jul 21, 2016

Lies

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Pros

Most people will mention money as a pro with this company, which can be true if you have no actual Work experience. Positions here are on a flat scale meaning based on the position it's easy to tell how much money someone is making.

Cons

I've never been in an environment that was so belittling and manipulative in my entire life. Purchasing is absolutely one of the worst departments to be apart of or to work with. Most people in upper management do not have the knowledge or the experience for the current positions that they hold. Women are treated like pieces of meat and minorities are completely disregarded. As a company entering into a new country some respect should be shown to the employees who are not flown over from Europe. A lot of the issues are blamed on culture shock but the truth is they do not care to change or alter their inefficient corporate culture that eventually demotivates all employees (some sooner than later). High turnover can be expected due to growing pains in some instances, but that is not the case here. The high turnover is because most are miserable. Which is highly unfortunate considering that they haven't had much of a corporate operation here lasting more than 2 years.

2.0
Jul 21, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Starting salary at 24K,very decent plus 35 days holidays after 2 years!

Cons

HOURS!, Contracted to 47.5, but you won't and cannot work to rule with Lidl! NO time back or o/t paid. It's far from the pretty picture you get on the website or introduction day. ASM is not a manager job, as you will find yourself apart from couple hours of ordering just replenishing stock. No such a thing as appraisals. This job is not for someone who wants work-life balance.!!

5.0
Jul 19, 2016

A+

Recommend
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Pros

Fast paced, exciting work place. Comprehensive training which prepares you for the role and the duties you must complete. Internal development opportunities

Cons

Long working day and long contract. Changes can take a long time to implement or take affect as everything must be reviewed by international and then be sent back to the UK

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