Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,070 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 8,070 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
2.0
Oct 12, 2021

Avoid

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Pros

Reasonable pay and an okay discount

Cons

Constant understaffing with unrealistic expectations and an unmanageable workload. When working a close shift you won't get out on time or the work won't get done properly. Doesn't promote a work/life balance.

1.0
Oct 12, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Colleagues I work with daily

Cons

Area Management are poor and lack people skills. They show no appreciation for your hard work and have no clear direction despite knowing there are a lack of hours in the stores. Managers were told not to tell anyone about our security guard being ill during lockdown so the store could stay open to the public. All the Area Managers had a meeting in our store upstairs in a meeting room and then they all had to isolate for 14 days because ours had COVID. Their bosses would have known and yet nothing was done. At store level we would have no doubt been in trouble.

1.0
Oct 7, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Only the Money is Good

Cons

Bad Health and Safety practice during COVID. Only bothered about trading not customers or employees health. No security guards despite being busy and lack of staff. Just to hit their prod target. Working Times bad- I knew people who done over 20 / 30 hrs straight. Poor COVID procedures- one staff member died and many sick in a store in quick succession. Kept trading despite staff complaining. Poor treatment of staff and conditions- Bullying went on and grievance took place. Company denied it despite loads of people going to the management. All in COVID. Senior Management lack of integrity- covering each other’s backs giving out disciplinaries for nothing. All were at it. Shame many on here aren’t all honest with views and just thinking about a career that isn’t there. False promises. Very untrustworthy individuals. Don’t know why people shop there. Maybe one day customers will realise what they’re like.

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