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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3.0
Feb 13, 2017

Store Manager Work Life Balance

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Pros

The Benefits are excellent! Nobody can beat the benefits in terms of cost. Constantly moving and lifting. The base pay is usually determined by store volume. Bonus is paid out monthly based on sales and productivity.

Cons

The work life balance is not good at all. If you are younger and just starting out, this is definitely a great place to start. Being told it is your store to run as you see fit, but if you "think or act outside the box" you are told to change it. Even if it is increasing sales. The stress is sometimes overwhelming so you have to be good at prioritizing your work and time. The longer you work, in terms of years, the physical part will take a toll on your body. Because this is not your typical "Manager" position. You do most of the work and very little leading. There were several times in my many years with Aldi, over 12, that I felt my family was considered second to Aldi.

1.0
Jan 14, 2017

Store Manager

Recommend
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Pros

Pay and benefits are way above market average.

Cons

Expected to work 70 hours a week. You only manage less than 5% of your day. Every second of your day is accounted for. You will go home wiped out everyday after your 11-12 hour day of non-stop working the floor. DM's do not care about their people, they are only focused on hitting unreachable productivity. You will be threaten to be fired daily. You work most days with yourself and one other person. Entire time consist on 9 employees. DM's have no management experience, they are recruited out of college.

4.0
Jan 3, 2017

Store Manager

Recommend
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Pros

Fast pace, many things to do in the course of a day but a feeling of accomplishment is very reachable. Benefits and pay are very competitive.

Cons

Need to be able to handle the pressure of handing out many tasks to a small crew. You will have to do a lot of it yourself which is not always a bad thing.

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