Is Lidl a good company to work for?

Lidl has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 16,268 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Lidl to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lidl have been left by employees working as Dualer Student , kassierer/in and Dualer Student BWL .

Does Lidl pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lidl employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lidl. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lidl?

58% of Lidl employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lidl 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lidl?

Customer Assistant (1398) , Store Manager (376) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (232) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (187) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (176) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (153)

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

"Good pay but works out at minimum pay when you divide between the hours you work." ((in 1332 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 482 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 417 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 244 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 227 reviews))

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

"The strategy of the company is not clear; long hours; variety of projects; team quite unhappy being short" ((in 602 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 573 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 389 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 281 reviews)); "Hard and long hours." ((in 137 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lidl layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lidl layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lidl in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lidl locations?

Neckarsulm , Berlin , München , Hamburg , Frankfurt am Main , Heilbronn , Stuttgart , Bremen , Köln , Nürnberg , Koblenz , Mannheim , Hannover , Düsseldorf , Kassel , Augsburg , Herne , Köln , Duisburg , Dresden , Speyer , Kamp-Lintfort , Essen , Leverkusen , Wuppertal , Dortmund , Leipzig , Würzburg , Bad Wimpfen , Bochum

Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,097 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

72% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,097 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 Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.4 stars).

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8K reviews

1.0

Dec 28, 2021

Don’t join Shidl. Worst decision you’ll make.

Assistant manager

Recommend

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Pros

Money. Looking to leave soon :)

Cons

East Kent has terrible Area Managers. Need to watch your back. Can’t be trusted one bit. Constantly plotting who to demote or performance manage out the business. Can’t say anything critical or you’ll be seen as having the wrong attitude. Despite everyone saying and thinking the same. Worst company in retail by far to work for.

2.0

Nov 9, 2021

Terrible Leadership and Experience

Human resources specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pay is good and benefits are decent and work schedule is flexible depending on your department.

Cons

Senior Management or Managers should not have the title Manager, they have no experience in the field and do not know what they are doing at all. They pick and choice who they want to promote based off if they like you or not on personal level rather than based on experience and what you have done for the company. They keep bringing Germans over paying and treating them like kings and queens and treating the current US employees like door mats.

1.0

Sep 22, 2021

only work if your desperate or your on graduation scheme

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

decent hourly rate compare to other supermarket but be prepared to be doing 2 persons task on your own with some shouting hurry up

Cons

its such a demoralising place you will definitely get mental heath issue if you stay there for a long time ask yourself why would they be paying me £10.70 per hour for working in their supermarket? the answer its a prison they would try to control all aspect of your life.

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