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
2.0
Nov 25, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Colleagues from all over the world and all levels of society, most of whom are nice - More flexible working arrangements than most companies of a comparable size - Subsidised food delivery service saves time - Occasional company engagement events which create opportunities to meet new people - Good maternity benefits and accommodation for new mothers (not much for fathers, unfortunately)

Cons

- The head office and all senior management have relocated to Singapore leading to the feeling of increased power distance - The company feels like two separate companies (HG and TX) who have incompletely merged - no overall leadership or strategy leading to middle and senior management pulling in different directions - The HR department have had multiple rounds of complete turnover, leading to inconsistent policies and an unclear performance review process - Annual below-inflation pay rises. Because of the unclear performance process, the only way to match or beat inflation is to go through a bureaucratic out-of-cycle process or sacrifice other team members' pay rises entirely - 10+ hour workdays have become the norm due to high attrition - Invisible C level leadership

2.0
Jan 7, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is free lunch once a month.

Cons

No work life balance. Directors and executives are known for screaming at employees and Employee Relations does not take any claim seriously. There is no formal training and policies change quickly without any notice or instruction but you are required to still do the job. It is VERY common to see someone crying at their desk because of stress. Managers do not give fair reviews. NOT a safe space for black people and people of color. They treat warehouse employees unfairly and make it so that there are little to no black employees in high positions even though they are qualified. Getting a promotion takes on average 4 years if you are in an entry level position. Admins are forced to do the job of higher roles with no pay bump. The CEO quit because there was no work life balance. They’ve been sued in other countries for inhumane work conditions.

1.0
Dec 28, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None of signifcance (see below).

Cons

Worked at one of the busiest stores in the country for several years, at the bottom of the food chain so to speak. The flexibility & workload required from this company is closer to slave labour than any legitimate form of work. Zero consideration for the human aspect of their employees, a lot of lip service but ignored at ground level. Management absolve themselves through a combination of lying, cheating and borderline abuse of their staff to keep things ticking over day to day. They make all kinds of mistakes and will never admit to their errors, try to shuffle the workload onto the hardest workers instead of improving the workforce as a whole (who eventually quit). An absolute shambles. Reading the other reviews here this seems to be systemic and you will seldom meet a manager in this company who is a respectable person with any sort of values. Which is a shame, because there are a lot of hard workers mistreated and undoubtedly suffering from some form of Stockholm Syndrome. 10% extra pay over other retail jobs in return for 500% extra workload and unlimited flexibility on your end. It's a terrible deal once that hits home and nobody in their right mind would want to do it for any length of time.

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