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      Lidl

      Engaged Employer

      Lidl reviews

      3.4

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (8,070 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 8,070 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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      Reviews by job title

      8K reviews
      2.0
      Jul 25, 2018

      You Will Be Assimilated

      Corporate manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      International travel; exposure to foreign nationals; wide project scope; exotic deliverables

      Cons

      Misogynistic; racist; sexist. LIDL Is a fear culture and does not promote based on merit, but rather based on longevity, so you encounter a lot of dispassionate and sub-par colleagues. The entire organization is so disenfranchised and siloed, you seldom understand what the other departments are doing. LIDL was resistant to assimilating to American methodologies and business practices, that it drew the ire of business partners and stakeholders alike. LIDL is also strangely suffocating. You must learn things the LIDL way, and the Only Way, and No Other Way to the exclusion of other procedures -- this makes it impossible to transfer what you've learned to other American companies. Also, the salary was below market for this area.

      1.0
      Jun 19, 2018

      Do not appreciate employees

      Administrative assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Sticking to a 40-hour work week. Health benefits are fairly decent. 5% match on 401(k)

      Cons

      Pay is incredibly meager at the lower levels, below what is standard for the job. The job description is not accurate at all of the actual work to be done. As an administrator the pay is $39k. However, a fellow administrator told his line manager he was leaving who then offered him $44-45k to stay. This shows the company only "appreciates" its employees if they are on the way out. The culture here is toxic with the constant rotating door of employees across the board.

      2.0
      Feb 16, 2018

      Needs improvement.

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great starting salaries for DM's and above. Excellent benefits package. High-quality peers and co-workers.

      Cons

      Fear culture. "I'm excited upper management is coming!" -said no one ever. We scramble to make the stores presentable then brace for negative feedback. Positive reinforcement is reserved for your Birthday and Christmas, and will only come in the form of a text message. Every decision from HQ is designed to protect themselves from the wrath of International, not serve customers.

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