Is Lidl a good company to work for?

Lidl has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 16,233 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 59% 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?

59% 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 (1394) , Store Manager (375) , 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 (174) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (152)

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 1340 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 478 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 418 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 235 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 224 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 608 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 575 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 389 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 271 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((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 , Nantes , Châtenay-Malabry , Béziers , Rennes , Metz , Bordeaux , Montpellier , Lunel , Tours , Rousset , Barbery , Mulhouse , Rouen , Gondreville , Nice , Liffré , Nancy , Grenoble , Aix , Toulon , Saint-Étienne , Caen , Perpignan

Lidl reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,080 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% 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 8,080 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

Oct 27, 2016

Lidl

Duty manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good time, fun sometimes, great chances to be promoted

Cons

Hard work, lots of things to do in a short time, not enough staff

5.0

Oct 24, 2016

Good company for starters and workaholics

Human resources specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities for young people, especially if they know German. Most people use it as way to get to better jobs later on. People need to come aboard knowing that they will make sacrifices. Salary is above average in nearly every department.

Cons

A lot of work, nearly every department is short-staffed because of high productivity demands. It's a good company if you want to earn money and learn a lot in a short period of time, just be sure that you are willing to make sacrifices.

3.0

Oct 19, 2016

bad company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

overall good pay hourly for store assessments

Cons

expect to do everything from cleaning toilets to serving customers to even doing bakery. this company does not care at all about its staff, no social or balance at all. shifts range from 5 am to 4pm always busy work ethic is extremely poor, unsociable hours, force you to come in your day off, emotionally blackmail you when you say no, I called in sick for 2 days and they ended up giving me the whole week off cause I called in sick. disgusting regulations put in place, if you work 10 hours or more all you get is 30 minutes break. management do 50 hours a week even if they do over time they don't get paid extra for it.

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