WOULD NOT RECOMMEND - Retail Assistant ALDI Employee Review

2.0
Apr 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay for retail and can sit down at the registers.. If you end up in management you will be well paid and may not hate your job as much as retail assistants..

Cons

Managers will act like that care about you at first, but most really don't. I was told (illegally) that I could not continue working at Aldi because of a knee injury (even though I was still capable of working on the registers and other light duties). By law employers should provide alternative working arrangements where viable, however Aldi simply could not be bothered.. Needless to say I didn't bother to fight for this job anyway! You will be treated as a robot - it is all about TIME. The stores are permanently understaffed to cut costs so expect to be worked until you can't take it anymore. Most people I have met who work at Aldi do not enjoy it but stay for the money or to try and become managers, as they are paid better and get to delegate the crappy tasks to other people. You will get experience operating some machinery, however training in actually using it is minimal and mostly explained on an IPAD. After that you are expected to know what to do. You are required to get steel capped boots and a RSA certificate. I purchased both and Aldi never compensated me, even though they claimed they would. Overall would not consider ever coming back to work for Aldi and I highly suggest no one else bothers either. IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

Explore other reviews about ALDI

5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay great people to work with

Cons

Can't get your full 40 hours

5.0
Oct 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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!!

890
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All