Is Lidl a good company to work for?

Lidl has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 16,264 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Lidl to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lidl have been left by employees working as Chef caissiere , Stagiaire and Vendeur .

Does Lidl pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lidl employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lidl. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lidl?

58% of Lidl employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lidl 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lidl?

Customer Assistant (1396) , Store Manager (376) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (232) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (187) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (176) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (153)

What are the pros of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay but works out at minimum pay when you divide between the hours you work." ((in 1366 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 482 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 413 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 241 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 229 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"The strategy of the company is not clear; long hours; variety of projects; team quite unhappy being short" ((in 599 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 574 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 386 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 268 reviews)); "Hard and long hours." ((in 139 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lidl layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lidl layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lidl in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lidl locations?

Paris , Rungis , Lyon , Strasbourg , Toulouse , Marseille , Lille , Châtenay-Malabry , Nantes , Béziers , Rennes , Metz , Bordeaux , Montpellier , Lunel , Tours , Rousset , Barbery , Mulhouse , Rouen , Gondreville , Nice , Toulon , Liffré , Nancy , Grenoble , Aix , Saint-Étienne , Caen , Perpignan

Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,094 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

72% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,094 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).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Dec 27, 2018

Hard work

Customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The hourly pay is very good.

Cons

Work life balance is impossible. Not a good place to work unless you can be totaly flexible 7 days a week.

Lidl Response

7y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Your well-being is important to us, so if you feel overwhelmed by your current workload, we do encourage you to discuss this with your line manager in the first instance. Your regional PWC is also on hand for advice/support, or you can contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk. Thanks again, we appreciate all of your hard work! - Andy, Recruitment team

2.0

Dec 17, 2018

Good company but awful management

Customer service assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay for retail! Overtime paid for (compulsory to stay later if on a night time close shift and you overrun). Allows you to say when you cannot work! Good company who give Christmas Goodby bags!

Cons

Rude management who don't appreciate hard work. Im sweating and working my absolute fastest to get the millions of jobs done but management never say a single positive word about it and merely pick at tiny things I may have missed. This is one of many examples of how the management are patronising and very pessimistic. Also, they set unrealistic time goals and if not met, you are seen as uncapeable and lazy. You cannot win!

Lidl Response

7y

Thanks for leaving your review, we're glad to hear that you're happy with some of the benefits you receive with us. We want the employee experience to be the same across the business so do feel free to contact your regional PWC, or us directly at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk, to discuss the management points you have highlighted in your review. Thank you for all your hard work! - Andy, Recruitment team

1.0

Nov 18, 2018

Store supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay. The benefits. Nothing else.

Cons

The management ,t he unrealistic goals , and the lack of communication

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