Pros
Nice 401k match. Hours go by quick if you’re a strong worker. Interacting with customers who become regulars over time. Starting pay is decent but pay increases are very small. Great job to keep you in shape physically.
Cons
Upper management denied a highly qualified former shift manager for a district manager position because Aldi didn’t want anybody with in-store experience to be a DM. That sounds extremely shady, doesn’t it? Hours are very inconsistent: they can schedule you for 32 hours in a week and you’re still considered “full-time”. Days off and shift times are never the same, it’s randomized retail. Aldi corporate policies are constantly changing, requiring tons of extra work to rearrange stores without corporate giving the store extra productivity hours to complete it. Turnover rate is really high because lazy people come in thinking it’s a sit and scan cashier job, when in fact a store associate does more than your average grocery store worker.