Lidl reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,079 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 8,079 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
1.0
Jan 1, 2018

Sales Associate PT 20

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There aren’t any. I could say pay, but with the amount of hours given week to week, you could easily get a job that pays less but has better hours and make more. I’m part time so I don’t have any benefits, but dental and vision are offered for part time employees. Pay is often times incorrect. You’ll have to constantly check your hours because there is likely to be something wrong.

Cons

Inconsistent hours week to week. Will cut hours without an explanation. Unorganized. Associates are doing the work of supervisors. Promises of promotion with no follow through. Unrealistic expectations: you’ll be scheduled a four hour shift with two breaks and they expect you to work the entire store while stopping you mid way through a task to get on the register because there are not enough cashiers. They won’t listen to any ideas about doing things easier because “it’s the Lidl way.” Most of the supervisors have a superiority complex so they feel as though you are beneath them and they can talk to you any kind of way.

3.0
Oct 23, 2017

LIDL US: It's ok if you can look past some big issues

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-If you're a buyer or upper management, you really have nothing to worry about. -Your department and team are great to work with. -Giveaways every now and then are nice if you can get to them on time. -Different food truck outside every day and plenty of food options around if you don't bring lunch with you. -It can be a relaxed environment if you make it that way

Cons

-Benefits does a HORRIBLE job of keeping track of things and explaining things. You have to dig through pdf after pdf to find policies, and have to fight through email after email to get something corrected if they messed up your PTO or something like that. They never actually explain things to you and treat you like an idiot if something doesn't make sense to you. -Parking is a joke. Unless you have a fleet car (buyers and upper management) you need to park at one of two garages about a 1/2 mile from the office. -Try not to get hit by someone in a fleet car if you're in the building's parking garage. They'll treat it like a race track. -Literally everything from project management to time sheets are done using Excel 2013. -Things change way too often. Growing pains are one thing, but no department is ever on the same page when it comes to processes, methods, or organization.

1.0
Oct 13, 2017

Terrible company

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits. Decent pay, whenever you do receive it.

Cons

Payroll issues you rarely receive your paycheck in full or on time. Extremely high turnover. Senior leadership is extremely disrespectful to store associates. Senior leadership has no accountability. There is no communication or guidelines. Everyday policy is changed but not communicated to everyone. The "pillars" of the company are rarely upheld. There is NO work life balance.

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