Criminally Understaffed - Sales Associate/Cashier ALDI Employee Review

2.0
27 Oct 2021
Recommend
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Pros

They pay higher than minimum wage.

Cons

If you ever want to work for a company that makes you feel guilty for needing to go to the bathroom - pick Aldi! They severely understaff on purpose in order to "pass the savings off" to customers (which customers do not understand and will berate you for not having enough help). They have unreal standards for scanning items that completely defeat their claim to value physical health and will destroy your hands (and the customers items as you literally are required to toss them in the cart with zero consideration). Not to mention if you have to stock the shelves in the morning just hope that you don't have any physical issues that would keep you from throwing a full pallet by yourself in 30 minutes or else... Terrible training, worse management. They literally could not pay me enough to work there again.

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5.0
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Pros

Good pay great people to work with

Cons

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5.0
5 Oct 2016
Recommend
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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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