Lidl reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,081 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 8,081 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
Nov 15, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Pay and Benefits great. -Make lasting friendships

Cons

-The company specifically hires European candidates to fill senior management/Director/VP roles. Then refuses to adapt to the US market. -A pattern of racism towards black Americans. -Board members have been known to be misogynist towards their female assistants. -Employees below management are treated as equipment to use across all departments (e.i. Purchasing, IT, HR) -A recognized pattern of nepotism when promoting employees **IT’S AN OPEN SECRET THAT HR WRITES FAKE GLASSDOOR REVIEWS TO DILUTE THE REAL ONES**

1.0
Nov 3, 2018

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The office is new and modern. Otherwise, the only other pro is if you are fresh out of college, don't care about developing any good professional skills and want to advance quickly (if you are in certain areas).

Cons

Be careful with the Pro about getting in and advancing quickly. You will either need to stay with the company your whole life or other organizations will not hire you because they will see through the too quick advancement. And you may not ever get past Director level as that seems to be reserved for Europeans. All European upper management from VP up. They do not appreciate or care to adopt US work cultures or regulations. When a European does not perform they replace them with another European, somehow hoping that they will understand the US environment and perform better. It rarely works and can create a constant cycle of turmoil! There is very high turnover of US employees, due to many factors: -insane hours -irrational, aggressive and/or unknowledgeable upper management who create a toxic work environment -unsound business strategies, etc. There are situations of favoritism or the other end of the spectrum. I have never been in an organization where so many people were fired with no warnings or what seems to be little foundation for the firing - they just disappear!

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