Is Lidl a good company to work for?

Lidl has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 16,273 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 (177) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (153)

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

"Only positive I could think of when working for Lidl was that the pay was good." ((in 1364 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 490 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 407 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 248 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 218 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 599 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 578 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 382 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 274 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 138 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

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3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,098 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 8,098 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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3.0

Mar 11, 2017

It's a huge company and thus its operations are very interesting

Intern

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Pros

It's a huge corporation and thus all the procedures and operations are very interesting. The US startup phase is fascinating because you're able to learn a great deal

Cons

They're too much dependent on German HQ, they want to do it their way and they neglect to listen to different opinions.

1.0

Mar 8, 2017

It's like "play" work with a bunch of middle school girls as managers.

Real estate analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Collect as many pay checks as you can until you get something better. Compensate well if you are early in your career. You can say you worked for one of the worst companies in the US.

Cons

Most people have no idea what's going on. Little Leadership. Lidl Europe has just now started tightening the reins. Finally realizing all of the disorganization and waste going on. The are becoming "cost conscious" which is ironic. Might be one of the most interesting unfolding events in town. There is a joke that people are only sticking around to see what happens.

4.0

Mar 7, 2017

Customer Assistant - Duty Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good payment, nice colleges, an discount card for the products.

Cons

Not suitable shifts, night shifts, not training the stuf.

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