Does Lidl pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lidl employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lidl. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lidl?

58% of Lidl employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lidl 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lidl?

Customer Assistant (1398) , Store Manager (378) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (232) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (187) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (177) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (153)

What are the pros of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"Only positive I could think of when working for Lidl was that the pay was good." ((in 1358 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 470 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 416 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 245 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 223 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"The strategy of the company is not clear; long hours; variety of projects; team quite unhappy being short" ((in 605 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 579 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 384 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 272 reviews)); "Hard and long hours." ((in 139 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lidl layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lidl layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lidl in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lidl locations?

Arlington , Fredericksburg , Charlotte , Atlanta , Richmond , Washington , New York , Graham , Virginia Beach , Mebane , Raleigh , Philadelphia , Greenville , Ashburn , Greensboro , Spartanburg , Woodbridge , Perryville , Newport News , Alexandria , Manassas , Cary , Dumfries , Fairfax , Winston-Salem , Baltimore , Falls Church , Gastonia , Bowie , College Park

Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,102 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

72% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,102 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lidl employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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8K reviews

1.0

Jun 28, 2019

Don't Bother

Purchasing senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free giveaways Quicker than usual promotions

Cons

Communication from leadership is non existent. Upper management creates last minute tasks (which always seems to happen) and are always "priorities" that makes people work unreasonable hours. Constant turnover in employees (whether they quit or get fired) creates uncertainty in everyone. People high five you and congratulate you when you leave, if that tells you anything. There's no work life balance, since you only look like you care about your job if you stay after hours with your boss. You can work 12+ hrs a day, drink the Kool aid and get promoted in 2 years if you'd like to do that.

1.0

May 16, 2018

Just Another Piece of the Matrix

Fresh specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

$12.00/hour is decent, if you can get a decent amount of hours. Access to FREE produce if you finesse write offs properly

Cons

Inconsistent hours...people have ONE 5 hour day a week. You get no employee benefits unless you're a PT30, and that's difficult to achieve Work/Life balance exists if you get little hours per week. Management is rubbish; Store 1003 has had like seven managers Communication is almost nonexistent. They are very frugal, so hours definitely get cut unexpectedly Schedule changes without notification THEY DON'T CASH ALL OF YOUR PTO HOURS OUT WHEN YOU LEAVE.

2.0

Dec 11, 2017

Disorganized / Lack of Guidance / Extremely long hours / everyone is disposable

Purchasing administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good benefits - above average vacation/PTO time rewarded - nice facility - weekly giveaways from the purchasing dept - OT is no big deal

Cons

- SUPER LONG LATE HOURS - Favoritism over anyone German or German speaking - Tech: a lot of their equipment breaks down. management of this equipment is handled very poorly. - Pretty much throw you in the fire the day you walk in. Formal training is scarce. They tell you to ask as many questions as you need but it clearly is just a saying. - Costs to park

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