Good market pay, but unappreciated and taken for granted - Deputy Store Manager ALDI Employee Review

3.0
May 18, 2020
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Pros

The pay compared to similar jobs was better, and the work is intense which means you learn a lot fast, with many challenging situations daily to learn from

Cons

Feel underpaid from what you actually do day in day out. The job description of the lowest level of management is almost identical to that of THE store manager, yet the pay difference is phenomenal. The shifts are also very long and gruelling and overtime is every day. There were no thank you's or appreciative comments however; only if you make the slightest mistake will there. be feedback. Also.. 12 hour shift? 8 hour shift? 14 hour shift? You get 30 minutes regardless. Even more stressful when you're the duty manager and the manager bell is going off every few minutes and you have to reheat your food again and again and again. Many many more things to say far worse, but this alone is enough

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Cons

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5.0
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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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