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
1.0
Mar 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They are party animals - key word animals - if that's your kinda thing. Otherwise, if you're sane, it'll have you running the opposition direction

Cons

Hands down the WORST place I've Ever worked. You have white male executives ONLY who sit around during meetings and chastise others. They have NO Sr. Experience in their discipline that they oversee. They break every rule they set for the company employees e.g. smoking in company car. It's a dog-eat-dog mentality. If you are a young male 6 feet tall with blonde hair and blue eyes, you MaY have a shot. Or if you're a women with same line up and short skirts and fake breasts, you might be okay. The Arian race at its finest. If you're female and minority, don't bother. People are having affairs in management and no one is doing anything about it. Employees are being bullied by line managers, vp etc. and no one is doing anything about it for fear of retaliation and losing their job or being "forced" to resign. Very Long hours, no formal recognition, and titles that are useless. A manager is doing a job of sr. Manager and sr. Manager job of director and director job of vp and so on. They do that so they can pay less. All the reviews that say pay is good is because they're 25 yrs old and getting 80k!!! But worked to death or until they have a nervous breakdown and then they become useless and discarded. PLEASE Don't come here. I'm resigning soon.

3.0
Mar 25, 2016

Busy

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hours workable around college/university timetable. Higher than average salary.

Cons

Extremely busy and always understaffed. Breaks frowned upon. Any more than 15 minutes earns you the ire of management. Silly expectations. Scans per minute, time to clean the shop after closing and before opening (yes, no cleaners..), time to 'rack down' the shop, all completely unachievable.

3.0
Mar 24, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get a company car with a fuel card. One day off per week and 6 weeks paid leave.

Cons

A lot of hours. 60-70 hours per week. You have to work 6 months in stores. It is very hard. Management is difficult and emotional.

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