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
2.0
Feb 16, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has great pay and stellar benefits. They even have a benefit for IVF. They offer 6 months of job-protected parental leave, and if you've been there over a year and are a birth parent you get 100% of pay for 8 weeks plus your short-term disability.

Cons

Fortunately, I had a manager that would protect their team but the company is very unorganized. They implement and change policy on a whim and expect everyone to fall in line immediately and execute all the changes to perfection. The demand is extremely high. There is no work-life balance. You have to be EXTREMELY detail oriented because people will use what you say in emails against you. It's best to just copy and paste from the policy to provide people with answers. You just never know who is going to through you under the bus and for what. Even if it has nothing to do with you.

1.0
Nov 27, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and 10% discount card. Nothing else is worth staying or joining for. Holiday entitlement is ok at best but even then you are called on your days off.

Cons

Kent Area is appalling or challenging as they might say :) Extremely two faced environment. I’ve heard conversations of Area Managers and seniors back stabbing Store Managers, Assistant Managers and store staff. Plotting on who they intend to try and get rid of and / or demote. Area Managers named each of themselves a superhero and had a chart to who was carrying out most disciplinaries on Management. Says it all really.

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