Is Lidl a good company to work for?

Lidl has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 16,216 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Lidl to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lidl have been left by employees working as Chef caissiere , Stagiaire and Vendeur .

Does Lidl pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lidl employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lidl. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lidl?

58% of Lidl employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lidl 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lidl?

Customer Assistant (1394) , Store Manager (375) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (230) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (186) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (173) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (157) , Deputy Manager (152)

What are the pros of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay but works out at minimum pay when you divide between the hours you work." ((in 1350 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 475 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 412 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 244 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 235 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"The strategy of the company is not clear; long hours; variety of projects; team quite unhappy being short" ((in 609 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 562 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 379 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 269 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 129 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lidl layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lidl layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lidl in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lidl locations?

Paris , Rungis , Lyon , Strasbourg , Toulouse , Marseille , Lille , Nantes , Châtenay-Malabry , Béziers , Rennes , Metz , Bordeaux , Montpellier , Lunel , Tours , Rousset , Barbery , Mulhouse , Rouen , Gondreville , Nice , Liffré , Nancy , Grenoble , Aix , Toulon , Saint-Étienne , Caen , Perpignan

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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8K reviews

5.0

Feb 12, 2018

Fast Paced with Autonomy and Lots of Responsibility Quick

Area manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Fantastic team of people who are high performers and highly motivated. You are held accountable at every level which creates a strong performance driven culture. Excellent work life balance for retail. I work far, far better hours than I did at a high end supermarket and have a supportive team of colleagues and line managers. You can largely dictate your own day and working hours. You are 100% judged on results, as opposed to working long hours to prove you're the best. Lots of opportunity to take on additional responsibilities to your role and to contribute to the wider business (although this is one of the advantages of being an AM in London near HO). Really rewarding job. If you like responsibility and want to set your own culture you 100% have the freedom to do this. Very operations driven, and a really good simple focus on the basics approach most of the time.

Cons

In London we are all experienced hires—so those hoping to come in on the graduate scheme would come in at store manager level likely for several years. I get lots of people asking about this when enquiring for vacancies. If you are a grad, specify outside of London! If you don't have much retail experience the amount of responsibility could be daunting, also the pace that you would need to get up to speed is very fast. Really outdated HR management system makes it hard to keep track of 200+ employees and manage them appropriately. Very, very, challenging targets which ultimately jeopardise other areas of the business; the strategy from Germany really doesn't consider the operational conditions and culture of the UK which can create other issues for customers and staff.

Lidl Response

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Thanks for leaving a review, and all of your hard work! Your insight really helps us to ensure that we're on the right track as an employer. If you'd like to discuss in more detail, please feel free to contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk

2.0

Dec 11, 2017

Disorganized / Lack of Guidance / Extremely long hours / everyone is disposable

Purchasing administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good benefits - above average vacation/PTO time rewarded - nice facility - weekly giveaways from the purchasing dept - OT is no big deal

Cons

- SUPER LONG LATE HOURS - Favoritism over anyone German or German speaking - Tech: a lot of their equipment breaks down. management of this equipment is handled very poorly. - Pretty much throw you in the fire the day you walk in. Formal training is scarce. They tell you to ask as many questions as you need but it clearly is just a saying. - Costs to park

3.0

Oct 30, 2017

Great job for career advancement, very disorganized company in general.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Managers get a lot of responsibility and opportunities to learn from consultants - Great pay

Cons

- Head office is very disorganized and often provides half-baked direction with no clarity - No regard for consultants or sellers' time or money and employees are often directed to burn bridges

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