Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,068 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,068 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
3.0
Sep 15, 2014

Unreasonable

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Every branch I have dealt with have employed staff that have great sense of humor. Its one of the key characteristics they look for when employing. Easy to grow within the company Hard work and hard workers are recognized. Better salary than most grocery stores

Cons

Too much is expected in the time given. Speed is priority and not quality. Rules are created that assistant managers and managers are themselves unable to live up to. Managers don't work full hours and hand over their tasks to assistant managers who then hand it over to the rest to finish over their regular tasks within the same amount of time. I have been given several tasks with out training. And when I asked for help they make excuses for not training. And when I am not able to perform those tasks to a standard of one who had been working their for years(I was working their for only a month), then I am the butt of everyone's jokes. A family member died and I was not allowed to in home because the 'big guys' were coming to visit. I had diarrhoea and was not allowed to go home. I landed in hospital because of a blood blog in the brain and stress and I was accused of pretending even though the hospital gave the papers of proof. Even though it is a grocery store they will not supply coffee for their staff. Manager had provided coffee when I started and the 'big guys' threw it into the trash because they don't want to pay for it. There are never enough staff. There are so much more to say but I think this gives a pretty good idea.

3.0
Aug 16, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are many opportunities for progression, you gain a huge amount of responsibility, the salary and company car are great, excellent focus on training and personal development

Cons

Work life balance is out the window, culture is improving however senior management have a long way to go to develop themselves before the company can truly change, can also gain many bad habits/management style if you stay too long

5.0
Jul 14, 2014

9 years with company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are looking for progresing in the company, you are in right place. The working environment is great.

Cons

You have to dea with the shoplifters with no protection.

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