Is Lidl a good company to work for?

Lidl has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 16,203 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 (1391) , Store Manager (374) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (229) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (185) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (173) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (157) , 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 1323 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 477 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 412 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 248 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 591 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 580 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 378 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 273 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 137 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 Lidl locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Limoges , Brest , Tours , Angoulême , Annecy , La Rochelle , Carquefou , Rouen , Fréjus , Bordeaux

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3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,067 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,067 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

4.0

Sep 17, 2013

Excellent experience

Store assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

excellent experience with customer service. Bakery skills. Reaching productivity targets. Experience in HACCP. Brilliant experience in multi tasking.

Cons

Working times can be longer or shorter than expected. Can be quite stressful.

3.0

Mar 26, 2013

Traditional culture with extremely hard work for all levels of employees.

Deputy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good hours Good pay Good opportunities to move up to the management level if you are well educated and experienced.

Cons

A very difficult culture. Lack of respect for staff from senior management. Most stores require flexible hours that exceed 12 hours sometimes.

2.0

Feb 21, 2013

long hours not very respected by managers

(anchor) supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay for the long hours you work

Cons

very long hours at time with no thanks. Hard physical work also.

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