Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,088 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

71% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,088 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 Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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8K reviews
3.0
Jun 5, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary but by taking your soul away.

Cons

Very fast paced work, with little or no support at all from Senior Stakeholders. A lot of micromanaging and peer pressure to achieve targets despite stores are unstructured and falling apart . No staff at all or repeated sicknesses. Company mainly focuses on cutting rather than investing , they take the soul out of their employee by increasing workload and reducing supports. Many disciplinary meetings to throw under the bus long term Managers/employees who have given everything in their sleeves, and use of investigation method to cover off senior stakeholders incompetency and inappropriate/unreasonable decision. The company is currently facing a backlash for their own bloodshed which has led many valuable managers/ employee to leave and it has created a skill gap which they will never be able to fill due to their poor business model towards their employee and approach to workload.

2.0
May 31, 2023

Constant Volatility

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Offered upward growth if you put in the effort, was able to get to a senior position after two years with minimal previous experience, and significant pay raises; The people on a personal level were great to work with and all were in it together; Could get in your groove and find a routine for the calmer months

Cons

Very shaky company outlook following restructuring and changing direction from CEO and senior leadership; Always focused on trying to change and implement changes so rapidly, no one ever thought if it was a good idea to make these changes; Working on weekends (not every weekend, but probably once every 8-10 weeks), no one ever mentioned it during interviews because they knew people would run; Hours became very long (around ten hours) and would be crazy at stretches were lunch breaks were just not possible; Work would be very taxing to the point where you were doing work and just knew it wouldn't matter in a few days when you need to go in an opposite reaction

1.0
Mar 17, 2023

Shame On You

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits and company car

Cons

Workload Office politics Constantly changing direction Work life balance Job security

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