Good job, good people, rough business model - Lead Store Associate ALDI Employee Review

4.0
Feb 18, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of opportunities for advancement. Decent pay and benefits for the position with guaranteed hours if you're full time. Always good people at every location.

Cons

Relies on minimal staffing to keep costs low at the expense of the employees. Unnecessary new SOPs every couple of months that usually don't stick and just cause confusion. Some store managers respect your time and energy and some definitely don't.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Great pay Hours were always there The manager at my location is a rare gem. Never had a boss quite like him. Everyone I worked with became like my family.

Cons

EXTREMELY physically demanding. I injured myself multiple times while I worked there.

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5.0
Oct 5, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

+ industry leading wages Associates - $12/hr, Shift Mgr - $16/hr, SMT - $23/hr, Store Manager - $75,000+/yr + great work environment + excellent training + health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k + 40-50 hr/wk with paid overtime Very fast paced so work hours fly by. I loved working at Aldi. The pay was great! Benefits great! Was training to be a store manager so a lot was expected of me but I was totally up for it. My store manager loved my work, associates loved my fairness, customers loved me.

Cons

+ work/life balance + walked 28,000 steps/day!!! Never thought I would be fired for clocking in only minutes late!!

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