Does Lids pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lids employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lids. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lids?

53% of Lids employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lids 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lids?

Assistant Manager (215) , Store Manager (210) , Sales Associate (191) , Assistant Store Manager (75) , Manager (53) , Retail Sales Associate (27) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (22) , Key Holder (16) , District Sales Manager (14) , General Manager (13) , Sales Associate/Cashier (11) , Buyer (8) , Associate (7) , Sales (7) , Supervisor (7)

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

"Great people to work with and have a lot of fun activities in the office" ((in 63 reviews)); "fun work environment" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 27 reviews)); "great benefits and looks good on your resume." ((in 21 reviews)); "Working with employee staff was great" ((in 20 reviews))

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

"Management was poor and bipolar" ((in 72 reviews)); "Upper management is terrible and do not help at all." ((in 65 reviews)); "The hours are long and if you don't spend your life at work you are looked down upon." ((in 63 reviews)); "The company hires DSMs from the outside all the time so managers have to listen to people who don't even know how to run the register." ((in 29 reviews)); "No ability to contact management above District Manager (grievances were discussed with the person it was about); Bullied and threatened by District Manager; No breaks and rarely any other staff in store; No room for growth." ((in 22 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed Lids locations?

Indianapolis , New York , Atlanta , Zionsville , Chicago , Houston , Dallas , Los Angeles , Columbus , Saint Louis , Tampa , Phoenix , Honolulu , San Francisco , Las Vegas , Raleigh , Arlington , El Paso , Pittsburgh , Miami , Seattle , Riverhead , Tempe , Oklahoma City , Louisville , Minneapolis , Nashville , Baton Rouge , Woodstock , Lynchburg

Lids reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(1,419 total reviews)

Robert J. Dennis

62% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Compensation and benefits

Lids has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,419 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lids 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Sep 26, 2014

Desperate company

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The hats, duh! And learning how to use the embroidery machine

Cons

Definitely not paid enough for the work.. corporate have their head up their butts and want this want that..pushing sales onto people I HATED that part..especially when corporate is visiting their watching you like a hawk..the hat designs are unoriginal and are getting worse..the turnover rate is ridiculous. .they scrape the bottom of the barrel just to fill a manager position. .the good people they have are getting tired of the companies bs and mannn their is so much gossip between store's like wow...uhhhh what else.. the interview was the easiest thing in the world..the pay sucks balls..

5.0

Sep 26, 2014

Awesome management experience

Store general manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The customer culture is a easy going casual conversation type and I have fun working with customers; one on one.

Cons

Heavy work load, not such a con yet more of a stress point when deadlines and standards need to be meet.

4.0

Sep 24, 2014

Great Team, Sales Motivated, UPSELL UPSELL

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to your hands on exclusive hats first, promote great products, embroidery. Great discount on hats

Cons

Moving hundreds of hats from one wall to the next

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