Management is the absolute worst!!! Where do I even begin? My line manager "never had the time" to train me on any of my tasks, due to a combination of two reasons: she was too busy kissing her own manager's butt, or she was constantly being assigned these ridiculous tasks with completely unreasonable deadlines which are apparently a "priority". My manager then proceeded to get angry with me and call me out in front of our entire team because I wasn't trained on one of my main tasks and ended up making a mistake. Last minute tasks come up nearly every day, but with no real reasoning other than the fact that someone messed up something along the lines and now others are stuck fixing it. Management seems terrified of what they call "International", which is basically the main European Lidl office. They refuse to deviate from International's processes, which is why they cannot adapt to the US market. Why do you think they still aren't a top player in the US grocery market? This company is a serious mess. Favoritism is fully present and employees are scared to stop kissing managers' butts for fear they will get fired out of the blue, which actually happens! Micromanagement was so harsh to the point where I constantly felt I was being watched. I was constantly questioned about what I was doing and why. There is no trust for employees, managers treat them like 5 year olds who have never worked a day in their life! Lastly, the environment is scarily similar to a high school - employees are genuinely mean without cause, and talk behind each other's backs. They spy on each other and tattle to their managers!
My best advice: listen to these red flags and accept them, no matter how attractive the benefits are, or how cool the office is, or how glamorous the work sounds.