Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,105 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

72% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,105 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
Sep 21, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Free giveaways on Fridays

Cons

-Hostile working environment -No work/life balance -Low pay for the workload -Horrible management -Tasks are not relevant to the industry standard which puts you behind in your career

1.0
Mar 20, 2018

Inefficient ways to work, incompetent people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ok salary and benefits ... Respected company and employer in Europe but not yet (by a mile) in the U.S.

Cons

I have worked with a number of multinational companies and compared to my previous experiences, Lidl US is the rock-bottom, however it seems the inexperienced employees there don’t know anything better. The company has a lot of room for improvement with internal communication, job descriptions, process flows, recruitment process and most importantly, ensuring the employees live the company values (in my department discriminating, bullying and other unprofessional behavior was present and accepted). This company is a total disgrace to Schwarz Group.

1.0
Jan 1, 2018

Sales Associate PT 20

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There aren’t any. I could say pay, but with the amount of hours given week to week, you could easily get a job that pays less but has better hours and make more. I’m part time so I don’t have any benefits, but dental and vision are offered for part time employees. Pay is often times incorrect. You’ll have to constantly check your hours because there is likely to be something wrong.

Cons

Inconsistent hours week to week. Will cut hours without an explanation. Unorganized. Associates are doing the work of supervisors. Promises of promotion with no follow through. Unrealistic expectations: you’ll be scheduled a four hour shift with two breaks and they expect you to work the entire store while stopping you mid way through a task to get on the register because there are not enough cashiers. They won’t listen to any ideas about doing things easier because “it’s the Lidl way.” Most of the supervisors have a superiority complex so they feel as though you are beneath them and they can talk to you any kind of way.

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