ALDI reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(14,632 total reviews)
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52% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,632 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ALDI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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15K reviews
4.0
May 31, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Honest customers, amazing co-workers, wonderful store manager and shift managers, great district manager as well. I enjoy seeing the customers and getting to know them. I have been blessed to see them pay for someone you may be short on cash. I have seen several customers pay for the person in front of them when they we're short a few dollars. One even paid for a whole order for someone who had forgotten their wallet. One week vacation after 6 months of employment is a perk because believe me you will need it! Being able to put in request for days off and almost always having them granted is great. There is plenty of room for career advancement if you are willing to work hard. I feel like my shift managers at my store managers appreciate my work. I like that they give feedback when I'm don't do something correctly or could do it better. I feel like they are always striving to make me a better employee. They make great strides to ensure that the people they hire fit into our team and they do an amazing job.

Cons

You will work very hard for your pay, though I'm not sure that is necessarily a con, but let's say it's not for the faint-hearted. Some customers can be very rude but I would say that's only about 1% of our customers. Having a very limited amount of special buy products usually angers the customers and we have to deal with that as cashiers. I feel like I am constantly apologizing for the lack of special buy items. We run out very quickly sometimes within a day. The workload that needs to be done in a short amount of time with a few Associates is very overwhelming at times. As business has grown exponentially, there is not enough help to meet the customers needs. If we are all at the cash registers, then there is no one on the floor to help the customer or to keep things stocked. We often have lines back up and are unable to keep up even with all of us at the cash registers. This is not good for business! It tells the customers they are not your number one concern but makes it appear that you are more about profit than meeting their needs.

5.0
May 31, 2019

Great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

ALDI is interesting in not only satisfying their customers, but also employees. They have a great starting pay and great benefits.

Cons

The company really is great.

4.0
Jul 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a physically hard job, with a lot of initial information over load (no training makes that far more stressful.) Affordable health insurance coverage. The days for the most part fly by because you work as hard and as fast as you can 100% of the time. The customers are usually very pleasant, and know the companies systems (ex: only having 1 cashier, switching carts, being neat with boxes, buying or bringing their bags, having payments ready before being cashed out) Opportunity to advance is easier in slower volume/smaller staffed stores - however training is sparse or non-existing. It -is- a wonderful job, when under the right leadership, and they reward you financially as you climb the ranks, and are happy to promote within.

Cons

Upper Management is a constant revolving door, it makes the direction in the store, on a day to day basis sometimes impossible. Train, train, train. They need to dedicate time to training. Increase work life balance - I get punished for weeks on the schedule when needing a particular day off - understand that no one can be available 24-7 indefinitely for years without needing days off for doctors, car repairs, etc. Can't remember the last time I didn't work through my lunch break because that's the only way I can get all of my work done when it's just me (shift manager) with 1 cashier.

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