Ridiculous - Store Manager ALDI Employee Review

1.0
May 14, 2014
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Pros

The only good thing about working for ALDI is that they pay slightly more than other companies. The only reason you will get more pay is because instead of staffing a store properly, you will be left on your own. They aren't "paying" you more, they are staffing less than the bare minimum the store needs to function properly. Instead of hiring 5 people they hire only 2, that's why you get more money.

Cons

Taking orders from children who have never had a job before but are given an District Manager position from ALDI. Every District manager I have ever come across is approximately 22-24 years old, has never even had a real job before, just graduated college, has no life experience, and has a smug sense of self entitlement. Most of them can not run a store, aren't physically strong enough to fill the job description, bark orders that they are too "good" to do themselves, and consistently put down their store managers with verbal insults. It is the most unprofessional company I have ever worked for.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Oct 5, 2016
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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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