Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,069 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 8,069 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 7, 2015

Wouldn't recommend

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Pros

The people I work with and I can get a little flexibility with my hours when needed. Pay is good. The work at its core is not particularly difficult.

Cons

All staff are expected to be on till, leaving no one on the shop floor when it is busy. This in my opinion puts staff and customers at a huge risk if something was to happen (and it does trust me). There is never any structure to the rotas so unless you can get agreed hours your body clock is all over the place. Absolutely no social life, high turnover of staff most never stick out the job. Standard shift is from 5am till 3pm so you lose focus from 10am as your just to tired from having to rush delivery. Or on the other end 11:30 till 22:00 which isn't as bad but on the close you are more likely to be under pressure to make everything spot on even if you've had members of staff go sick or its much busier there is no leniency. The company is setting ridiculous productivity targets so you are always operating on minimum staff no matter what. Expect everyone to be on till but still somehow provide excellent customer service by having no one not even a manager on the shop floor, and provide 100% availability. You get frowned upon if you want to take your full hour break... But Then again their isn't enough staff to ever cover fir this especially on a Sunday when everyone is on a 10 hour shift. I've worked in a number of stores and can honestly say not met a member of management who is happy with the company or with their job it's all just about the pay for them. I have been with the company for 4 years now some areas have improved greatly like clocking in and out system. But over past 2 years I have hated the job so much. Only the pay has kept me but I'm am pro actively looking for new employment and willing to take a cut to pay for my happiness and sanity.

3.0
Sep 27, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I have been lucky with colleagues, worked with mostly good people. Never get bored at work, time goes quickly, keep a pedometer (I have had 30k steps on a shift)! Keeps you fit. Very varied tasks.

Cons

Plenty of cons too many to list. Close shifts often go past scheduled time. Long hours for managers, 50 a week. Constant pressure from above to perform better and faster. Always told where you went wrong, never praised. Rotas changed at short notice. No extra pay for store assistants on Sundays/bank holidays. Never enough staff in store leads to the most common complaint - long till queues. Managers expected to go well beyond call of duty, contacted out of work often and any time of day. Four years in the company I only ever worked with one district manager (DM) who was pleasant to staff. I won't go on. If you can work had and fast (I managed it) then you will survive and the money is quite good for management. But you will member get any long term job satisfaction working here.

5.0
Sep 19, 2015

Trainee Retail Manager

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Pros

The money is good, the hours are flexible and in work benefits make the job worth while.

Cons

You must work weekends as part of your title but may find it hard at times to get weekends off.

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