Decent pay, sky-high stress and superhuman expectations. - Full Time Associate ALDI Employee Review

2.0
Dec 7, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

They pay a living wage, especially where cost of living is low. Benefits were good-health insurance highly subsidized by the company. Company is rapidly expanding.

Cons

Each shift is run with 1 manager and 1 or 2 associates- for the entire store. the company expects performance from everybody that is literally superhuman and physically impossible. Stress levels were the highest I've ever experienced anywhere- including being a general manager at an urban, high volume restaurant.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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