ALDI reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(14,617 total reviews)
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52% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,617 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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15K reviews
5.0
Feb 25, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Aldi is an amazing company to work for. The flow of work never stops but for the right people that is the perfect base to get into a rhythm and it is quite enjoyable. If you work hard and are hands on and knowledgeable regarding keeping inventory and productivity in line as well as setting each weeks specials and keeping merchandised beautifully until sold out, you will excel.

Cons

I have zero complaints, however this job is definitely not for everyone. You must be a go getter all the time!

1.0
Feb 14, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Handing my notice in and that's about it, even the high pay rate is not worth it at all

Cons

Managers are bullies. Managers are liars. No free time or weekends. Shifts ochestrated so you can't do anything in your time away. Eleven hour rule only applies when it suits them. Nothing you do is right even if you follow instructions to the letter. The people that are promoted are never the right ones. Hard workers are ignored and the ones that suck up are the ones promoted. You are threatened with disciplinary if you don't cancel plans on your days off to do extra shifts, don't stay back late or go in early. You have to be 100% flexible for them but they aren't even close to 1% flexible for you by not giving you time off you request months in advance. You have to live, breathe, eat, sleep and talk Aldi 24/7. Your private live is secondary to them and it does not matter what is going on Aldi have to come first, second, third, fourth and fifth. Everything that goes on outside Aldi is a privilege and you should thank Aldi for it because they have the attitude that they make everything good in your life! It couldn't be more wrong! They drag you down, they belittle you, they lie to you, they lie about you, they take away all your self worth and they make it so you are scared to ring in sick then chastise you for going to work sick, they make it so you are frightened to ask for time off because as previously stated your life revolves around Aldi and nothing else once you start working there. You can't ask for help as you get threatened with disciplinaries for not being able to do your job even tho you are asking for the help to be able to do that job.

2.0
Jan 31, 2016

Store Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay is really great for a store manager especially if you get in a rural area and busy store as well as the benefits are great.

Cons

No work life balance. More work than you can handle everyday. If you hurt yourself you are expected to still work. If you dont you are looked down upon and treated different. The stress the work as well as the atmosphere is not worth it if you have a family.

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