Lidl reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,065 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 8,065 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
Jan 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

high pay for supermarkets - still didn't make up for what I had to put up with. nice people

Cons

Their expectations of you are absolutely ridiculous. The reason Lidl and Aldi aswell offer higher rates of pay compared to Tesco's, Sainsbury's etc. is because unlike these stores who'll have maybe 20 employees minimum working in a good sized store at a given time, Lidl will have maybe 4 or 5 people working in the same sized store. Because of this, the workload is ridiculously ambitious, meaning everyone has to multitask tills, putting out stock, cleaning, getting rid of cardboard, checking fresh produce for damaged items, reductions etc. This usually means you're stuck in the store till past when you're meant to finish by a good 15-20 minutes - one time I worked 4 hours over my finishing time. Another time a manager forced me to clock out early and carry on working because the store was over budget on wages and the work wasn't finished yet.

3.0
Jan 1, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great place to gain experience, fast paced environment, growing business the right place to be at

Cons

work life balance, its been known for long hours and physical part of the job

3.0
Dec 29, 2014

Sales Operations Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Benefits, Responsibility, Ability to influence business, good learning experience, managing people

Cons

Life work balance, stress, long working hours

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