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 (1391) , Store Manager (375) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (229) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (186) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (173) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (157) , Deputy Manager (152)

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

"Good pay but works out at minimum pay when you divide between the hours you work." ((in 1340 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 488 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 412 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 241 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 230 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 596 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 576 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 389 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 270 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 137 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 Lidl locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Bowie , Alexandria , Spartanburg , Greensboro , Newport News , Falls Church

Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,070 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,070 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 Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

1.0

Sep 1, 2016

Bad management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We were paid a good salary.

Cons

Higher level management talks to people without real understanding of the projects they are working on. So they sell some idea but don't understand any aspect of its execution. The one senior manager I worked with made several racist comments towards me which I wrote off as being some type of European sensibility. Overall a bad employment experience for me. They didn't know what they are doing and kind of jerking their employees around. Maybe things have changed? Also, the whole culture, values, or work satisfaction speeches you get at orientation are a complete joke. They literally could care less.

1.0

Jun 24, 2016

All negative reviews are real avoid this place . Management is back to creating fake good reviews. I know i work in HR

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is funny that i can not name any. Several of us are looking to leave . People in the HR department are running from this place and if they speak up are fired.

Cons

This place is so fake. I work in HR. This place is scary. We now have senior american keadership in HR who just makes empty promises. Just had a meeting with upper management of my department. Talked about unfair labor and pay practices in the company. Looks like nothing will be fixed. We need help.

1.0

Apr 14, 2016

Do Not Apply Here!

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

5% 401k Match Good health care and commuter benefit Sr. managers get free cars with gas

Cons

The pay is way below market, unless you're manager and above. No work life balance, the open space concept allows the managers to monitor what time you come in and leave. If you are not present for at least 12 hrs/day, it means you don't care enough for your job. Some people don't do any work, just bs their way through. No recognition of hard work whatsoever. If you are white male or female with short skirts, you'll be promoted. HR don't take any complaints or resolve any issues. You are expected to come into the office during the snowstorm, even if the metro or buses don't run. Oh there's no telework policy so feel free to risk your life on a slippery highway. Avoid this place at all costs, unless you're 22 and want something in your resume.

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