Does Lidl pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lidl employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lidl. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lidl?

59% of Lidl employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lidl 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lidl?

Customer Assistant (1394) , Store Manager (375) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (232) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (187) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (174) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (152)

What are the pros of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"One of the best aspects of working as a Shift Manager at Lidl is the good pay." ((in 1347 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 467 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 402 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 240 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 216 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"The strategy of the company is not clear; long hours; variety of projects; team quite unhappy being short" ((in 604 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 574 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 386 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 269 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 134 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lidl layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lidl layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lidl in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lidl locations?

Wien , Salzburg , Innsbruck , Villach , Berndorf , Traun , Wels , Mödling

Lidl reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,078 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,078 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Oct 8, 2021

Shift manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mostly good people to work with

Cons

Shifts, pay, store managers, executive managers no support, long days unreliable contracts unreasonable expectations

2.0

Oct 2, 2021

Not for me

Warehouse worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ok wage for first job

Cons

Poor management and unorganized place

2.0

Mar 26, 2021

Good experience, bad culture, worse communication.

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Provided you work for a good manager, getting promoted quickly is possible. - Most of my department was great to work with and for, especially my directors. - I got great hands-on problem solving experience which looks great on a resume but it was because there were so many fires being put out constantly.

Cons

First, the high turnover of executive/senior leadership is not a strong indicator that this company has a clear vision to anyone but the CEO himself. The excessive documentation, memos, and inconsistency between reporting stand in the way of actual work getting done due to arguments between management of different departments about who is more correct. The reason being promoted quickly is easy is due to the fact that there is so much turnover that if you stay beyond 1 year you are considered an “expert” in your role. Some people promoted to Management have no business being managers. Luckily, I was only stuck with a terrible manager for several months but in that time I sought professional psychiatric help because of how much stress she caused me. I did not consider Lidl a bad place to work until I had that manager and ultimately it pushed me to leave.

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