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?

"One of the best aspects of working as a Shift Manager at Lidl is the good pay." ((in 1353 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 493 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 418 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 235 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 218 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 607 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 572 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 382 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 278 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 136 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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8K reviews

4.0

Oct 6, 2014

only worth it if you're in the head office

Assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

friendly co-workers, managers who see themselves not as something higher but someone who can't be without their team, "london bonus" aka 6% of your salaray as little extra because living in London is so expensive, lots of free stuff from your own department as well as the others (food and non-food!)

Cons

unorganised hr, confused managers who depend on their team rather than their own brains, can't leave your desk until your work is done (and you're not being paid by hours, so working over time doesn't get paid), some days it's boring - then other days you get a heart attack from the stress because someone else screwed up/didn't tell you in time.

1.0

Oct 6, 2014

Company that loves that Blame Game

Advertising executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Without sounding too harsh, I can't pick any pros about working for this company. The atmosphere in the building is extremely uncomfortable. -I thought the money was good (not the graduate programme) but soon realised that it wasnt!

Cons

-Management literally look down their nose at you, especially if you are new -training was the worst I had ever seen. First hour in the building and I was expected to understand the database and excels platforms they use. -extreme internal issues within teams. I joined a team of 2 who wouldn't even speak to each other so clearly I was never going to do well as both of them expected the other to train me. -even if you are the new person they certainly didn't hold back with blaming you if anything went wrong.

1.0

Oct 5, 2014

Like been in prison

Management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

none, actively looking for a new job so I can leave.

Cons

They take people who want to do a good job and just break them. No team spirit, no atmosphere in work, constantly getting in trouble for anything and everything. Just a terrible working environment.

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