Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,088 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 8,088 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
Apr 30, 2016

Beware of the fake reviews...

Recommend
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Pros

You will make $50-60k as an analyst and $80-$90k as a manager at Lidl regardless if you have zero experience. They have good health insurance and vested 401k. There is a gym in the business as well that you receive a discounted rate at $25/month. You will get the experience to travel to Europe for 7 weeks or longer. Some employees are asked to go for 6 months or longer. The office is new and you are given a new iphone and surface upon hire.

Cons

The company culture and work environment is the worst that I have ever encountered. You will be forced to work until 8pm, come in at 6am, stay for meetings that run until 11pm and work on the weekends. If you do not fit into the culture you will be made to feel uncomfortable. Many of the employees are friends outside of work and go out together or are dating. Everyone talks about everyone else. There is a lot of gossip. Many employees are unhappy and there has been an influx of people leaving. This is why HR has had to continuously write fake positive reviews to help offset the real ones. The sad part is that many of the negative reviews are written by people who are current employees. With so many people leaving, they have lots of openings and need the positive reviews to help lure new ones in. When giving presentations you will be ripped apart. They also consistently refer to the American consumer as stupid.

5.0
Apr 23, 2016

Lots of Pros

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

As others have mentioned, benefits are good - great health insurance coverage, fully vested 401k, and company cars for colleagues above a certain level. Lidl US also invests heavily in employees: free 1x1 German language classes during working hours for many colleagues, and numerous opportunities to travel to Europe for training. The company is taking recent feedback to heart and has begun implementing changes to improve work-life balance. Leadership is largely European, but is working hard to understand and adapt to American business culture. Personally, I love my job. I come in every day knowing I will work hard, but also knowing that every day will be unique and interesting, and that my hard work will be recognized. I am a woman and have been with the company less than a year, but recently broached the topic of applying internally for another role (effectively a promotion) and have received nothing but support from my superiors.

Cons

Lidl US can feel like a start-up - yes, it is the daughter of a huge international company, but many policies and procedures are still being developed from scratch here. That can be exciting, but if you want structured tasks and 100% predictability at work, this environment may not be for you. Our 'start-up feel' also means that yes, there is a lot to do, and this can lead to some long hours. The company is growing quickly, and there is room for improvement in internal communication, especially between departments.

2.0
Apr 19, 2016

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Recommend
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Pros

good paid and you can do a lot of overtime

Cons

no respect for your private life a lot of promises but nothing realised no appreciation or benefits for good workers, everyone is treated the same

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