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      Lidl

      Engaged Employer

      Lidl reviews

      3.4

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (8,074 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 8,074 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
      1.0
      Jun 28, 2019

      Don't Bother

      Purchasing senior analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free giveaways Quicker than usual promotions

      Cons

      Communication from leadership is non existent. Upper management creates last minute tasks (which always seems to happen) and are always "priorities" that makes people work unreasonable hours. Constant turnover in employees (whether they quit or get fired) creates uncertainty in everyone. People high five you and congratulate you when you leave, if that tells you anything. There's no work life balance, since you only look like you care about your job if you stay after hours with your boss. You can work 12+ hrs a day, drink the Kool aid and get promoted in 2 years if you'd like to do that.

      3.0
      Jun 4, 2018

      Area Manager

      Area manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Salary + company car - Autonomy - Skills learned - Oportunitty to lead large teams and stores with yearly sales of millions

      Cons

      - Working atmosphere - I´ve seen too many people crying - Not a meritocracy when it comes to internal promotion - Way behind business innovations - residual use of technology - If you don't speak german, promotion opportunities drop by 90% in any country

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      Lidl Response
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      Thank you for your feedback. Every review helps us to shape the future of Lidl for our employees. If you would like to discuss your experience further, you can contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk. Thank you for your support while working with us, we wish you all the best with the next stage in your career.
      1.0
      May 16, 2018

      Just Another Piece of the Matrix

      Fresh specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      $12.00/hour is decent, if you can get a decent amount of hours. Access to FREE produce if you finesse write offs properly

      Cons

      Inconsistent hours...people have ONE 5 hour day a week. You get no employee benefits unless you're a PT30, and that's difficult to achieve Work/Life balance exists if you get little hours per week. Management is rubbish; Store 1003 has had like seven managers Communication is almost nonexistent. They are very frugal, so hours definitely get cut unexpectedly Schedule changes without notification THEY DON'T CASH ALL OF YOUR PTO HOURS OUT WHEN YOU LEAVE.

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