Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,070 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 8,070 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
3.0
Nov 21, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

After a year of working at LIDl I would say there are no real pros. Unless you like an open floor plan.

Cons

You pay for your own coffee. Expect benefits to decrease with higher premiums. Expect a new ceo every year or so. We are on the third ceo in 3 years. The board is full of Europeans that might know retail grocery in Europe but have no clue what they are doing in the US. LIDL lies to the vendors they work with all the time. There is no clear direction of the company and everyone sees it besides the Europeans running the show. Oh the board of directors get company paid Audi Q7s to drive around in but they can’t afford to pay their employees a proper wage based on what their skills are. If you need to travel you will get $30 per day for food and expenses. Take $10 out of the total if your hotel offers breakfast. If you have to travel for longer than a week they will not pay for laundry that will come out of your pocket. Oh and parking is about a 10-15 minute walk away from the office building. Don’t worry if you get a company car then you can park in the garage at the office for free.

1.0
Jan 8, 2018

Real Estate

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

15 days of PTO, 401k Plan

Cons

This company is an absolute disaster. No one knows what's going on- everyone's just trying to get to the next day. I have never worked in such a miserable enviroment. If you talk to anyone, in any department/ region, they will let you know how much they hate their job. Run away from this company as fast as you can. All you will receive is long hours and lots of broken promises.

1.0
Oct 2, 2016

RUN

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are great and you can meet people from all over the world in one building

Cons

If you're not a white male good luck at a career path here. Work life balance does not happen either.

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