Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,073 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 8,073 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
Jul 27, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Well above minimum wage pay for associates, trainers are nice, mileage pay.

Cons

Training can be stressful. It's five days a week, 6 hours a day in a classroom for four weeks. Higher-ups expect a lot from you. You are expected to memorize over 100 PLU's. As well as information on hundreds of power point slides. Which you have no access to studying over, even though there's a final at the end of your training covering everything that will determine further employment. District managers seem very young and inexperienced. They play around too much and usually are no where to be found when needed in the training center. Supervisors try to motivate you by telling you if you kiss butt, and make 100's on tests they will put in a good word for a potential promotion to supervisor. Which I don't buy. Because of this, fellow associates become brown-nosers and turn training into a competition. Supervisors seem unprofessional and a little on the rough side. Telling associates that they will judge our appearance harshly, although they dress awful themselves. Bad makeup, crazy hair, lots of tattoos, etc. They also seem cliquey and presumptuous. Expectations seem more like a fantasy than reality. They are all about efficiency and a positive work environment, but it seems a little too perfect. We'll see.

5.0
Mar 7, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers, interesting work - with a new US brand, great benefits, ability to learn the business and move up quickly. Camaraderie. Lots of exposure.

Cons

Yes, Lidl is a rapidly growing company w/ some growing pains, but the people writing the disgruntled reviews must be lazy or negative people in general. Yes, its a very fast paced environment but the majority of people I work with are driven, talented and positive! Work hard, play hard.

2.0
Sep 8, 2016

Lidl Bit

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people work there. A lot of responsibility. Young and fun culture.

Cons

Tone at the top does not respect employee time or concerns. Unqualified and Non-English speaking decision makers create inefficiencies and animosity. Does not respect third party vendors time or work production. Internal organization and communication is poor.

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