Just Another Piece of the Matrix - Fresh Specialist Lidl Employee Review

1.0
May 16, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

$12.00/hour is decent, if you can get a decent amount of hours. Access to FREE produce if you finesse write offs properly

Cons

Inconsistent hours...people have ONE 5 hour day a week. You get no employee benefits unless you're a PT30, and that's difficult to achieve Work/Life balance exists if you get little hours per week. Management is rubbish; Store 1003 has had like seven managers Communication is almost nonexistent. They are very frugal, so hours definitely get cut unexpectedly Schedule changes without notification THEY DON'T CASH ALL OF YOUR PTO HOURS OUT WHEN YOU LEAVE.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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