ALDI reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(14,636 total reviews)
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51% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,636 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ALDI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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4.0
Nov 24, 2014

Work is work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

In the morning all items needing to be stocked come tightly bound on pallets ready to be worked throughout the store. Most of the items on the pallet typically belong in the same aisle. There is usually one person working on produce, one on the cooler/freezer pallets, and two on grocery. This can vary based on the number of pallets per section of the store. The stockers are given electrical pallet jacks that do the heavy pulling for them, as well as raise the pallet higher so they do not have to bend farther down as they work the pallet. When the store is open, one person is cashiering, the others are working on cleaning the store and further stocking areas such as meat, bread, and produce. When the team communicates and is on the same page, everyone is able to succeed with their tasks. The pay is higher than most retail/ grocery store places. You will find time passes by quickly as well by how busy you can stay.

Cons

There are team members who like to bring drama to the work place, talk down about other team members, and find short cuts whenever possible. The breaks vary from day to day, you could take a break three hours into your shift, and then your second break a half hour later. This is done to make sure your breaks are out of the way. Information/ changes that need to be made through the whole store is communicated with a store meeting, typically the changes are not applied or enforced. A lot of team members hate cashiering and will try to avoid it at all cost, even if they are the back up cashier. There are managers that will say negative things about team members as well. When it comes to stocking foods such as meat and bread, dates are not checked daily for expiration. There will be newer meat on old which causes the old meat to either expire and not be sold or to be sold discounted. Which affects sales.

2.0
Nov 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation, immediate role of responsibility

Cons

High-stress, bad hours, the industry isn't exciting. The management is very militaristic. The job didn't exercise my higher intellectual skills, instead the job amounted to juggling many details simultaneously. This job will become your life. If you enjoy counting product in a subfreezing environment and dealing with rude customers go for it. I'd rather use my bachelor's degree for a higher purpose.

2.0
Oct 3, 2014

Bait and switch

Recommend
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Pros

Very good pay. Paid holidays. Some of the best insurance you're going to find in the market, which is good because you will need it.

Cons

Constant empty promises. You'll be told you're being hired to run a new store in a different town, and the training has to be expedited in order for you to be ready. You'll be introduced to all staff as the manager to run said location only to find out at the end of your training that they gave it to someone else, and you're going to be their assistant. After the new store settles, you're going to be told to move in order to get your promotion within a couple months, but have to pay for the move on your own. After being in the new location for over half a year you're district manager will continue to lie to you by saying "next month you'll get your chance". It's s vicious cycle that will never end. When you bring up the conversations from the past, your DM will disavow all recollection of the conversation and yell at you. The job will eventually feel like a hostile work environment from senior management, where you feel like your job is on the line 100% of the time. Very veteran unfriendly. If you're in the reserve or national guard, you will constantly be asked if you can" skip this weekend" because the store needs your help more.

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