Lidl reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,079 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 8,079 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
2.0
Jan 5, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was fair pre covid times. abundant hours were given as a trainee

Cons

Company constantly talked about how they like to promote their employees from within as opposed to hiring someone unfamiliar with Lidl for a position. In the 2 years i have worked for this company i have heard of 2 people being promoted and one of them was seemingly fired out of no where for what seemed like a very small mistake to other coworkers. When COVID- 19 happened in march the company really dropped the ball. New roles and responsibilities were introduced to the management team such as hourly sanitization of multiple surfaces a day, requiring a team member at the door at all times of the day to enforce customers are wearing masks and count the customers and employees entering the store, multiple new procedures and responsibilities for every role in the store. These are just but a few of the things that were thrown at the management teams and in the same memo told to ensure stores are cutting hours and will be receiving less hours given to them on weekly bases. My store personally lost 70 hours. While other larger grocery chains gave raises or bonuses or extra benefits to their employees for their hard work and service to the public during this time, Lidl merely told employees that if they happen to catch covid any expenses related to the medical treatment would be covered. That was it. For all our hard work during this time, i truly feel Lidl let their employees down and showed they don't really care about their employees on the floors in the store.

1.0
Dec 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is nothing positive to say about this company, period.

Cons

For those looking to work at HQ: -ZERO work/life balance -Very high turnover rate -Do not offer competitive pay -Lack job training and direction -No upward mobility -Management is incompetent with most having no real experience within their respective fields -Racist toward their minority workers; say they have a “zero tolerance” policy for discriminatory based situations but is untrue -Refuse to publicly take a stance on racial and social injustices in the US -Lack disability sensitivity and awareness -European based business model with no plans to adapt to the US market and they will reprimand you for challenging this ideology. Basically it is expected of you to conform to their beliefs or suffer the consequences -Lack brand awareness, originality and often copy competitors

2.0
Sep 17, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Health Insurance Plans are heavily subsidized - Can have Health, Dental, and Vision insurance for less than $100 as of 2020 - Young, attractive, enthusiastic peers - Up and coming business

Cons

- Toxic workplace culture - Reactive, micro-managing, rigid, short-sighted, and close-minded leadership - Little to no room for upward mobility, as nearly all leadership positions are held by other (corporate) Lidl Transplants from other countries - No clear path for upward mobility - Larger focus on what the business is perceived vs the impact they are actually making - Almost all existing documentation for the business exists ENTIRELY in German, with no translation services offered/available for normal employees to translate to English - PTO is extremely limited— 15 Days accumulated per year, with a max carry-over of 40 hours and few holidays allowed for corporate staff - 0 focus on work-life a balance for employees - 401k has a 6 month waiting period before you can begin contributing

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