Comments on: Every Lidl hurts

By: Unfair

Unfair — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:11:50 +0000

Lidl is a very grudging company to work for. I am not working their anymore. I gave then nearly 6yrs of my time,sweat, aches and pains. For what? To get unfairly dismissed over procedures and four eyed principles. But wait…. Why did you sack me when Lidl management including District managers know exactly oh wait and SOM’s know exactly how stores operate at the end of the night! But they chose to ignore my colleagues misdoings and not following procedures. By not getting access to CCTV when I requested it to be looked at for my hard evidence! To back up my claims that all stores do it or have done it.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:02 +0000

I am a highly qualified artistic director working for a small firm for minimum wage with an unacheivable bonus structure, no breaks lunch or otherwise. If i didn’t enjoy my vocation i would glady sit on a till and scan purchases for £9-£10 an hour

By: Fletch

Fletch — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:51:30 +0000

Having worker in retail for over 12 years for various companies including Morrisons I can tell you all first hand that its not just Lidl that gets every little bit of work from there staff. I currently work for Lidl in the UK and can honestly say it is the best company I have worked for. Yes we work long shifts, yes I miss or take short breaks but I am appreciated for it and in the short time I have worked for the company have gone from store assistant to duty manager and now hold a position as deputy store manager.

This article makes it seem like Lidl is hard on its staff, if it wa written by someone who knew anything about working in retail then they would know that it is hard, physical and high pressure work no matter who you work for.

Oh and no-one mentions the 9.50 per hour that a lot of store assistants earn

By: Col

Col — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:18:32 +0000

Where have the bratwursts gone???

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:57:53 +0000

Lidl is quiet, clean, has friendly staff, you know where to find everything and are not overwhelmed by choice. If I have to return an item it is refunded without any quibbles. And of course it is really good value for money. I do most of my shopping there, not just because of the price.

By: An on-looker.

An on-looker. — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:25:27 +0000

Since this is seemingly based on one Lidl store, one branch and a few selected people’s opinions, I’d say this article is based on opinionated facts. We all know that outside the UK it can be extremely different. In the UK we have human rights and minimum wage. I find this article highly irrelevant and biased based upon facts. Now, if there were more of those in this article, I would be delighted to read and agree but since it’s based on opinionated facts (opinions that people consider facts without evidence) I have no interest in it. Here in Scotland, Glasgow we’re being offered £10 AN HOUR! Why? Because they need the staff. More than likely because of articles based on opinions such as this one. I suggest the news papers and online news get people to write stuff that is true and not degrading to us humans. We can do better than this. Oh, by the way, I assume whoever wrote this “article”, if you can call it that has worked there and had hands on experience? Have they worked in every single Lidl in the world? Of course I’m asking rhetorical questions to summarise your stupidity. Try writing something based on facts for once. No one wants to read your fiction.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:28:15 +0000

LIDL allows 1 Hour free car park in Ashford, UK and they charge £90 for overstay. I wonder is that legal? Isn’t this over-inflated charge a penalty? If not, aren’t they in breach of ‘Unfair contract terms act 1977′?
What’s the actual shopping experience for the customers with car? Car Parking, walking to the store, getting a trolley, waiting in the queue, packing the shopping, taking the trolley to the car park, loading the car boot, depositing the trolley back to the shed – a good 15/20 minutes?
No wonder people prefer other superstores than LIDL for their weekly shopping customers have more flexibilities.

By: Anom

Anom — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:15:28 +0000

I’ve been with Lidl for a while now as a Store Assistant. I’m 18. I love working for Lidl, in our store, everyone works hard and there is a great team spirit. There is not one person I don’t get along with.

All stores have their problems, but people seem to forget, who don’t work for the company, that you’re expected to work twice as hard because the money is so much better than other supermarkets. I really can’t complain. I work better under a pressured environment and that is how Lidl works. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

The lady that’s complaining about trolleys/lack of space – that’s the whole idea of Lidl. It’s a fast paced environment so that the staff can get more done, customers can get home fast. The whole idea is to get a trolley and fill it, then pack in the PACKING AREA, to keep more customers coming through, clear the queues and let the staff get on with something else. It’s why we scan fast. Customers are the first to moan when there’s a queue, and first to moan when we scan to fast to eliminate the queues. There’s only so much we, as staff, can do with the space. Then again, it’s much easier to pack where you’re supposed to.

By: ex lidls man

ex lidls man — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:45:47 +0000

worked for lidls for 3 years , is hard , but Loved the pace, got made duty in three months , wish i didnt leave , if u can hack the speed , and the abuse , then its a walk in the park , done chikker clean once and worked 13 hours with only 15 min brake ,

By: no one

no one — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:44:28 +0000

I work for lidl the manager is the bigest idiot ever he talks down to you acuses you of theft lidl is the worst place ive worked at and wont be there next year thank god. also i think the pay is to low for what you do there and for how much money they take TIGHT BASTARDS !!!!!!!