German system, overdemanding, countrys treated like slaves - Anonymous employee Lidl Employee Review

1.0
Sep 14, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

good pay, good local management (if you are lucky)

Cons

Rules of the company MUST be regarded in every country, regardless of the laws. More the pitty that the rules are written by people with no experience (outside) of Lidl, processes are 10 years overdated and down right antique, all support only one: total control of employees.. Workdays run normaly between 10-12 hour days leadership style is in practice different than on paper (worse), hierarchy rules.

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