Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,094 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

71% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,094 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
Nov 24, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good payment package, nice building, good equipment, promoted work life balance, interested in great place to work. Insightful to the retail market.

Cons

Unfortunately even some of the pro's such as promoted worksite balance and interested in a great place to work are just talk. Senior Management is very poor and does not encourage Middle Management to Develop or succeed. Working week was often 60 hours + while only contracted for 42. It was also impossible to take holidays and you were looked down on for it. There is always a sense of Management waiting for you to make a mistake and punish you rather than reward you. Overall a horrible place to be. In saying that this appears to be department specific. The Department in question also had a sexist policy which made it near impossible to be successful.

5.0
Nov 24, 2016

IT

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great experience so far working on the IT department. Solid IT team with diverse backgrounds and experienced individuals. The company seems to be very promising. I like the fact that they want all things to be done right, regardless of how much the cost may be. - Good Benefits, compensation, 401k and PTO - Great place to learn new technologies and a lot of room for growth - Very diverse company with people from all over the world - Opportunites to travel and to learn the German language

Cons

As the company is growing rapidly more employees are needed as we are understaff. ( like most departments)

4.0
Nov 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good balance work-life - Strong compensation package and benefits - Clear career path - Real growth possibilities

Cons

- No fixed location, living most of the time in a hotel - Give up free time for holidays

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