Moving up in the company is hard - Lead Associate ALDI Employee Review

3.0
Apr 3, 2024
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Pros

The environment when you have great mangers is amazing. Even though the way they work is "short-handed" its not if everyone including management works together as a team.

Cons

Moving up in this company is quite difficult. They will teach you half the things you need to know and then stop when it no longer benefits them. They will offer to transfer you to another location if you want to move up but then dodge you when you keep trying to move up.

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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
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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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