Is Lidl a good company to work for?

Lidl has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 16,268 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 (1398) , 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

(8,097 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 8,097 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

3.0

May 31, 2018

Store Manager

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very Good Salary & Benefits

Cons

Very long hours, not treated like a person, a very negative company to work for

Lidl Response

8y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, and for all of your hard work. If there's anything you've raised in your review that you'd like to discuss further, you can contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk. You could also contact your regional PWC, who's details in your welfare area.

3.0

May 29, 2018

New Company, ups & downs

Store associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-great place to browse while at work or right after shift -such unique and affordable products -cross trained for different areas of store -get most of your hours during paid training

Cons

-hours are not guaranteed -shipments sometimes wouldn't arrive or arrive late -new to US so still working out all the kinks. -went through different people in upper management quite often. -big wigs were not very friendly at all upon meeting, very stern -a lot of procedures that were taught in training did not get applied once inside store

3.0

May 17, 2018

Not bad, but too interested in profit to really appreciate their people

Maintenance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good challenge, assuming you like spending 80+ hour weeks in work while contracted to a 37.5 hour contract!!! Decent pay, until you realise that for the hours you do you will be on less than the cleaners you manage per hour.

Cons

People are not of any worth to Lidl. They select in keen people they know will give their all to not feel like they have failed, where the real failing is not actually investing in enough quality people to get the job done in a reasonable timeframe. Very poor head office, not a support function, always requiring extra work from regions with zero benefit to the region.

Lidl Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate you leaving a review on your experience so far. We want you to feel supported in your role and take all feedback seriously, so if you wish to discuss anything further you can contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk. Don't forget that your regional PWC is also available - their details can be found in your welfare area.

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