Not a good place to work - Associate ALDI Employee Review

1.0
Feb 28, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is just about the only good thing about this company.

Cons

Was promoted to Assistant Store Manager after 4 years of busting my butt and then was put in position to choose between my weekends with my son and my position. When I chose my son they knocked me all the way back down to associate and treated me like I did not know anything after 5 years of experience in the company and then hide behind "equality". If you do not put this company as first and sacrifice your family life than you will not move up. Plain and simple. If you have a strong work ethic, don't waste your time. I busted my butt for this company and sacrificed time with my son for this company trying to work with them but they demanded my full time regardless of if I had my son or not. All I was asking for was every other weekend off to spend with my son but they would not work with me. Even when I told them that I would work the morning truck while he slept, that was not good enough for them. They wanted me from 6am to 2pm and would give me days off during the week but refused to give me the weekends with my son.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Great pay Hours were always there The manager at my location is a rare gem. Never had a boss quite like him. Everyone I worked with became like my family.

Cons

EXTREMELY physically demanding. I injured myself multiple times while I worked there.

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5.0
Oct 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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