Waste of Life - District Manager Trainee ALDI Employee Review

1.0
Jan 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good starting Pay, Company Car. Nothing else. You also don't even really get to enjoy these because you will have no time and will be too exhausted on your "off" days.

Cons

Exhausting, ridiculous hours and expectations, they make you go through a grueling in store phase. Especially bad if you're a minority of any kind, they don't take that into consideration when giving you your assignment, but they will ask you to recruit for them since they are embarrassingly not diverse . This role is even worse if you have no previous retail experience. 50 hours a week quickly becomes 60,70 and then 80. You will micromanaged and held to impossible standards, they don't give good reviews on principal. I would take a less stressful job for way less money, especially if you are fresh out of college, even if you have debt. Do not waste your life on this company, they will chew you up and spit you out, as proven by the high turnover in every part of the company. Don't do it.

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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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