ALDI reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(14,594 total reviews)
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51% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,594 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ALDI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
May 14, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The pay. And maybe the benefits. As a District Manager Trainee you get a car, free gas with car, a company card with your name on it, and a generous interest-free loan (they deduct a fixed amount every month until you complete training, assuming you complete training. If you leave before, and you probably will, they take it out of your last paycheck.) all on your first day.

Cons

You, however will be working for that car, company car, and hefty paycheck. You will rise at five, be in by six, throw a load (unload the delivery) for three dreadful hours. You will do this in the cooler, you will do this in the freezer, the deep freezer, and you will do this alone. Then you and a single cashier will stock the shelves, cash people out, and you my friend, will not stop moving. Incidentally, there are no lunch breaks. On the plus side, you WILL lose weight. You will also be required to attend meetings on your day off. You will also be required to do homework and reading. A LOT of homework and reading. Then you will be required to go to headquarters on your day off, and go over your homework with the Operations Director. This is as fun as it sounds. In short, you will be rewarded generously for having no life. If you've been through the second interview, and have been offered a job, I'd basically tell you don't do it. You see car, you see large paycheck, rising steadily every year, and I'm telling you it's not worth it. But you probably won't listen. I wouldn't have.

3.0
Apr 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compared to most retail stores Aldi pays pretty well. The benefits are also great! You get one week vacation time and 4 personal days and 3 sick days every six months.

Cons

Aldi's is definitely a place where team work is important. If your crew is not good, you will suffer! As a shift manager the brunt of the work falls on your shoulders ( literally). This job is very physically demanding! When something in the store goes wrong it is the shift manager who is reprimanded. The cashiers are usually lazy and need to be pushed. The store managers feel there main job is to tell the shift manager to do everything except make the schedule. Be prepared to work many weekends! You will seldom get a Friday or Saturday night off!!! Most of the time your days off will be Tuesday and Thursday. You must request off atleast 3 weeks in advance or you will not get the day you need off. The store manager gives himself the best schedule. Generally Friday and Sunday off. They also predominantly open, and they are only required to close one night a week. As you can probably figure that is usually a Monday night. Therefore, the Shift manager gets stuck closing most of the time.

2.0
Jan 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

easy pay and work is easy to do, but some times can be challenging. I would never work for this company again, it is too much of a hassle to deal with the everday fiasco of adhering to the policies. the company has no strategic vision and lacks a game plan to progress in the 21st century grocery store retailing concept. Work is too much and pay is too little. Don't do it.

Cons

too much labor at times to deal with retail customers is a waste of time becausae of all the deamdns in place. customers get very upset easily and wan tot complain to anyone they can find.

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