ALDI reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(14,638 total reviews)
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51% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,638 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
Nov 16, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Starting pay was well above minimum wage. Few store workers which cuts down on work drama. The store is closed early at night, opens later on Sunday's and closed most holidays.

Cons

Manual labor is intense with unloading pallets. Stocking the fridge and freezer can be challenging to those sensitive to cold temperatures. You are timed for how many items you can scan per minute, and they have extremely fast standards which causes a delima with good customer service.

1.0
Oct 3, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Can help develop skills based around working to a time-frame. There is really no other positives to being a store assistant.

Cons

-No breaks given if shift is busy. -Management get finacial kickback for rostering on less staff. -Staff are not rotated from duty to duty (ie, tills to filling stock) and you can end up doing 6-7 hours straight on the tills. -Shifts start at 6am or 3pm. You will finish at 9pm and be due back at 6am for work the next day. -Unreasonable timeframes to move stock or do other tasks, if you dont meet timeframes you are bullied, yelled at and threatened with your job. -You will have no life due to the way hours are structured. -You will never have two consecutive days off in a row. -You will work at least 1 if not both days on the weekend. -Majority of the deputy managers are young and have no management or life experience. Expect young managers to make up the rules as they go.

2.0
Aug 30, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive starting hourly pay, Cigna health insurance package is decently priced, dental & vision plans are relatively cheap for employees. I was promoted extremely fast.

Cons

NO UNION. Zero work/life balance, long intrusive hours, 100% micromanaged, high turnover rate, no breaks (but if your able to get one on a special occassion, its at the end of your shift...so your a "hostage" before your able to leave). No set schedules. The business model looks superb on paper but isnt possible to execute, no respect for any employee who has a family. 30 minute pallet times. The company rewards only the employees are available 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Aldi took away 2 holidays & extended Sunday hours for all employees while upgrading Division managers company paid vehicles from Toyota Camrys to Audis. I get called in early at least once a week and forced to stay late at least 3-4 times per week. Alarm company calls my phone after 2am at least twice a week. Working closing then opening shifts are a weekly regularity (Working 10 hours then sleeping 4 before working another 8-10 hours). Employee handbook is only enforced when it benefits management. Scheduling is a year long disaster! Store Managers only have to close 1 night per week and work 1 Saturday per month. So managers forget to schedule coverage for certain shifts or will call off employees to save labor hours because they get a monthly bonus which employees do not receive. Store operates on a "skeleton" staff, meaning 8 employees is maximum hired at once and only 2 employees often run the entire store. Customers are rude due to subpar store conditions due to understaffing. 3 employees are all that are staffed to unload trucks in the mornin before the store opens. Tuesday nights you work 1pm until midnight to 4am.

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