Great pay, but overwhelming workload and poor training - Store Manager Trainee ALDI Employee Review

2.0
Jul 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The pay. That is it.

Cons

You will work with not enough people to get the work done. If there are two people working they will expect you to do the job of four. The training is horrendous. I was literally thrown into a store and told to figure it out. Most times everyone will be to busy to actually teach you everything. On paper it looks good but in practice it's not.

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Pros

+ industry leading wages Associates - $12/hr, Shift Mgr - $16/hr, SMT - $23/hr, Store Manager - $75,000+/yr + great work environment + excellent training + health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k + 40-50 hr/wk with paid overtime Very fast paced so work hours fly by. I loved working at Aldi. The pay was great! Benefits great! Was training to be a store manager so a lot was expected of me but I was totally up for it. My store manager loved my work, associates loved my fairness, customers loved me.

Cons

+ work/life balance + walked 28,000 steps/day!!! Never thought I would be fired for clocking in only minutes late!!

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