Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,108 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 8,108 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
2.0
May 31, 2023

Constant Volatility

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Offered upward growth if you put in the effort, was able to get to a senior position after two years with minimal previous experience, and significant pay raises; The people on a personal level were great to work with and all were in it together; Could get in your groove and find a routine for the calmer months

Cons

Very shaky company outlook following restructuring and changing direction from CEO and senior leadership; Always focused on trying to change and implement changes so rapidly, no one ever thought if it was a good idea to make these changes; Working on weekends (not every weekend, but probably once every 8-10 weeks), no one ever mentioned it during interviews because they knew people would run; Hours became very long (around ten hours) and would be crazy at stretches were lunch breaks were just not possible; Work would be very taxing to the point where you were doing work and just knew it wouldn't matter in a few days when you need to go in an opposite reaction

1.0
Mar 17, 2023

Shame On You

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits and company car

Cons

Workload Office politics Constantly changing direction Work life balance Job security

2.0
Dec 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

very good compensation, health, dental, vision, higher than average pay. hourly pay for store level staff including management.

Cons

poor adming/store relations, horrible logistics issues, incomprehensible expectations for productivity, expects all staff to follow the "lidl" way but doesn't provide leniency or support when logistics fails or if admin issues a massive "stop everything and fix" order. IT is constantly having issues and needs constant babying. company focuses deeply on pack out but does not care about the back end systems to make pack out more efficient. Scheduling is garbage and there is very minimal quality of life during push seasons. Think working 11-8 then having to come in the next day at 5-2 and having a commute time of more than an hour one way.

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