ALDI reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(14,635 total reviews)
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51% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,635 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ALDI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Oct 12, 2013

Disrespect and abuse

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-pay ( but after all is said and done its not worth it)

Cons

- Disrespect from every level of management, I was in management and I couldn't treat people the way they wanted me to - unrealistic goals and expectations that going above and beyond means you still wont hit your goals, this causes a very negative atmosphere -young district managers, some can be okay but some are naive and believe everything the company tells them regardless of how ridiculous -even people in the highest positions will disrespect you and treat you like trash if you aren't living and breathing ALDI all the time -the hours are long, if you get your store the way you want it, you can just work your 50 but upper management will pressure you to always be there -overall great pay but you will burnout trying to prove yourself to the selfish, disrespectful and just rude upper management

3.0
Oct 11, 2013
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Pros

Good salary OK benefits Close 6 major holidays a year

Cons

Very long hours, sometimes with overnights. minimum benefits. No rewards for hard work. No promoting from within culture. High Turnover. Running stores with just 2-3 employees.

5.0
Oct 4, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, nice hours, great co-workers, great management! If you do as asked and contribute to team Aldi has a lot to offer. It's very team work orientated and if you help out your co-workers and vise versa everything works as it should. Weak links are quickly pointed out though they do compensate for new starters by having an extra team member on for a week or so cut pick up the slack. The pay is ok, but you do work hard for it. Shifts are usually 6,8 and 10 hours starting from 6am on an early shift or until 9pm on a late. Days consist of working working deliveries (main, bread, chiller, freezer and produce) produce can be hard work at 6am let me tell you! Working on till which is like nothing else. You scan as quick as you can for hours on end whilst remember fruit, veg and various other product numbers. It's easier than it sounds as you pick up the numbers quickly on the job. Then there's carding which is basically tipping out what left in boxes and rearranging the shelves and putting the card in the compactor. Then there cleaning up on the late shift. Providing you show your worth on the shop floor you will find your self on the tills less. Contract was 20hrs minimum but I usually averaged 30-35 per week. You got one Saturday, one Sunday, one whole weekend, and worked one whole weekend per month plus days off in the week. No complaints.

Cons

The main point here is that you work HARD for your money. If you're lazy, like the odd skive, fancy a quick smoke...Forgot it, you will not last a week. It's physically demanding, expect to lift heavy loads throughout the day. If you're ok with this you'll be fine. Sometimes finishing on time proves tricky. I'm unsure why this is but it annoyed me on a few occasions. The first area manager we had was great, a people person yet still professional. The last one we had (they seem to change often) was a miserable and rude.

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