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 (1391) , Store Manager (374) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (229) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (186) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (173) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (157) , Deputy Manager (152)

What are the pros of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay but works out at minimum pay when you divide between the hours you work." ((in 1351 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 474 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 416 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 238 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 227 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 601 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 577 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 268 reviews)); "Hard and long hours." ((in 138 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.

Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,070 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,070 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

Oct 22, 2015

You've been warned

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will develop a thick skin (you be bombarded with feedback, 99% of it being criticism) You will become a good multi tasker

Cons

Be prepared to work 50/60+ hours a week (say goodbye to your social life) No opportunities (only external candidates become DM's, easier to brainwash) No praise whatsoever for anything good that your store as achieved( that's what your paid for) Threats (Threat of a disciplinary will hang over your head, for the slightest things) Culture of fear (Oh no the DM is coming, or Please lord don't let the SOM come to my store as he is in the area) Bullying is rife A culture of clickiness ( if your face don't fit, your in trouble) No support (even when things are bad, again this is what your paid to do, deal with it!) Be prepared to brown nose (survival is the name of the game)

3.0

Oct 19, 2015

Limited growth opportunities

Purchasing assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Succesful company within the retail business, friendly colleagues, semi-flexible work hours, london weighting, plenty of entry level opportunities for graduates

Cons

limited growth opportunities, processes are out-dated - very paperbased environment, work can be repetitive and unchallenging at times, strong influence by the german head office which makes things inefficient, high turnover of staff

4.0

Oct 16, 2015

Early Days

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Face paced and Exciting. Lots of opportunities to advance and experience new challenges. Salary and benefits are very good. Good team spirit with in the management level.

Cons

Heavy workload. Tough but it's a choice you make to join. It's a con but ensures the people who join and commit want to be there. So it results is a very strong management team

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