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
1.0
Oct 31, 2021

Do Not Recommend Lidl US HQ

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid health benefits and 401k immediately vested match (though you must wait 6 months before you can contribute).

Cons

Worst professional experience I’ve had to date. My experience can be summed up in two words: toxic and minimizing. Incompetent, rude and out of touch management. Department leadership has little to no understanding of basic marketing principles. Executive leadership would often get caught up in small details, ask irrelevant questions and could not provide a clear vision for the company. Culture is built on micromanagement and fear. There is no sense of team - coworkers are quick to escalate to managers instead of discussing issues one on one. Lack of respect for industry expertise, and you are expected to follow “the Lidl way” of doing things which means relying on leadership’s thoughts and feelings rather than data and industry best practices. Due to lack of trust and micromanagement, my day to day tasks were very menial. Some days I felt like a glorified intern.

3.0
Sep 2, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Efforts to improve company culture 2. Nice workspace 3. The company offers paid and sick time off, as well as time off for bereavement, volunteer, and holidays.

Cons

I worked in the Quality Assurance department for three years and my EVP never learned (or addressed me by) my name. It sounds pretty basic right? But from my perspective, the leadership team doesn't think that's important. As for the companies I've worked for both before and after Lidl, the CEO and the team below them knew who I was because they made it a point to know. Know your team and care about them because a lot of people worked really hard to get where they are today and they run your company.

1.0
Nov 13, 2017

This company will fail.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is decent for associates. The pay is good for supervisors. The pay is below average for Store Management. The training program that sent people abroad was broken and flawed. All the good managers and district managers have either left for higher paying and respectful jobs, or were forced out/fired because they called Lidl on their bologna. Oh this was pros right?

Cons

Store Management has more experience in their left finger than a vast majority of District Managers, HQ departments, and Distribution employees. The company is being led by inexperienced children at the highest level of responsibility. Supply Chain has gotten better, just like Helen Keller did when she finally learned what water was. Logistics is a joke. Stores are receiving their deliveries halfway through peak hours/days. They preach Availability as a pillar of sale, yet no accountability is being held to those responsible for the stores half empty shelves. News flash: if Americans are shopping in Lidl for the first time and you don’t have an item, they’re most likely never coming back. Selections? Lmao. The only department doing their job and still drowning is Facilities. Too bad they’re being charged with the impossible, I’m sure all the talent in that pool is about to jump ship.

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