Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,090 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 8,090 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
1.0
Sep 18, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

At the beginning salary was quite attractive but the amount of work, stress doesn't pay off.

Cons

There is no such a thing as day off. Every time you get calls from managers asking you to go to work. Always short of staff, unorganized, too many manages that waist their time around while others can't even go to the toilet. There's no friendly atmosphere and people from head office are really arrogant, when they come for inspections don't even bother to say hello.

2.0
Aug 15, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The 10% staff discount (currently UK only) is good, working with the public, and you get to work with some lovely people.

Cons

Lack of respect from management who will lie directly to your face, long hours without a break or just a short break, poor pay, minimal staff level makes it harder for everyone.

2.0
Feb 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay for every minute you've worked, relatively friendly team,

Cons

Terrible hours - you might have to stay until 3 am even though you were meant to finish by 11.30pm. Been working therefor quite a while now and I have never left on time. This might be okay if this is your full-time job and you don't have any other occupations besides it but not of you're a full time student with a busy schedule and exam stress. Managers, apart from a few exceptions (maybe) fail to understand that there are people who are not able to devote all of their energy to this job. Also, the breaks are way too short. People who work 9 or 10 hour shifts only get an half an hour break. Furthermore, the whole team, or maybe even the whole company, fails to acknowledge the importance of customer service. Managers refer to older customers, who need a bit longer to ask a question, as "time wasters". The employees however are not to blame for this. If you as an employee are treated in a disrespectful manner, why would you treat you customers any better? Lidl clearly does not understand how a company can achieve a healthy culture allowing it to provide good customer service.

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