Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,073 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 8,073 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
5.0
Nov 24, 2016

IT

Recommend
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Pros

Great experience so far working on the IT department. Solid IT team with diverse backgrounds and experienced individuals. The company seems to be very promising. I like the fact that they want all things to be done right, regardless of how much the cost may be. - Good Benefits, compensation, 401k and PTO - Great place to learn new technologies and a lot of room for growth - Very diverse company with people from all over the world - Opportunites to travel and to learn the German language

Cons

As the company is growing rapidly more employees are needed as we are understaff. ( like most departments)

1.0
Jul 6, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Hourly pay, if that's all you are looking for when choosing work

Cons

Now I know why the hourly pay at these discount supermarkets are so much higher than all the others: if it wasn't this high, literally nobody would even consider working for them. Stupidly high staff turnover, the store had a whole new set of employees every six months or so; everyone was overworked, the company ignores all of your needs, and does not respect that a work/life balance should exist or treat their staff like people in any way. While there you are expected to meet ridiculous targets, to the standards of people who had worked for the company for years, on your second day. The management was by far the worst thing about the place and made the entire store atmosphere almost unbearable - I can deal with hard work so our store manager was the only reason I left. I understand that with so many targets to hit to keep prices low you have to be firm on your staff and make sure they are working to their best standards but this was ridiculous; the whole store constantly felt bullied and intimidated. Treatment of staff is the primary issue here as opposed to the actual work expected.

1.0
Jan 20, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Absolutelty none what so ever

Cons

Constantly under staffed. Will sign you up on a part time contract (negating the benefits that come with a full time contract), but have you work full time hours. Awful team moral. The training consisted of a 20 minute talk, and you are left unsure of what to do throughout most of the day. Incredibly unorganized.

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