Highest paying retail company, terrible to work for - Trainee Area Manager Lidl Employee Review

2.0
Sep 29, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Brand new audi every 18 months for rest if your career £40k+ per year as area manager Simple company processes, easy to learn Relatively small teams to manage for high salary

Cons

Terrible culture Horrific working hours No leadership or motivation, all driven by fear

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