Aldi anyone work/has does here?

Makemerich

Ok i was thinking about applying for aldi and its a good rate of pay that of course i knew i'd be working for,But with the reviews i have been reading i have been put off so my question is....is it really that bad?

Makemerich

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Horace

As a shop, they're not bad and they must be doing something right as new shops are springing up all over the place. If you are interested in the job then apply for it - if everyone looked at reviews which may have been written by competitors then we wouldnt do anything at all.

Good luck with your application.

PolishBigSpender

Makemerich wrote: »

Ok i was thinking about applying for aldi and its a good rate of pay that of course i knew i'd be working for,But with the reviews i have been reading i have been put off so my question is....is it really that bad?

From what I know, they tend to operate rather punishing work regimes - the idea is that they pay you more, but you're expected to work very hard for the money. High pressure, high reward I guess.

paulwf

Working on tills (in a different supermarket) can be boring and repetitive, you can't take a breather for even a couple of minutes to e.g. make a coffee or surf the web or nip to the loo like you can with some office jobs. The only respite you get is when there isn't a queue or you are waiting for people to find their money or pack.

I can only speak as a Lidl customer but there they almost demand you have your money ready and just move on to the next customer and don't wait for you to pack. They don't open enough tills so there is a constant queue. I couldn't do that, you'd be working like a robot without a break for even a few seconds.

I suppose I would take it but only as a stepping stone to working in another supermarket (even if they pay less) where you and customers are treated with the respect you deserve.

barginboyrob

it's one of the best graduate employers, 40k and a free audi car starting!

timmmers

Two of my neighbours work at Aldi, they love it. They are Polish girls and have worked at another Aldi which wasn't so good though (manager was new). They work pretty long hours and don't seem to be very free to refuse late finishes or grafting all areas of the store, but they once were required to know the price of all items without scanners so they smile all the time now when I see them in their store.

Why not ask one of the guys in your local store what it's like? Size and location may be a factor, and they will know the real story.

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imamoneysaver

hi

i work in retail and have considered working there and have also carried out mystery shopping work there, but the hours are very long and you only get a break 'if theres time'- which there wont be! there short staffed and work on a tight budget. However the money is fantastic and if you can put up with it for a while id say go for it!!

Hope that helps!!

catenorfolk

A job's a job!!!!!!

jamesb1239

Didnt aldi used to have all of their staff self employed when they first started popping up all over the place? I remember seeing an advert for my local one that had a brilliant hourly rate but when i enquired about it it was that high as you had to do your own tax and ni as well as getting an accountant etc.

Might not be the same now but say £8 ph (or whatever it is) isnt much when you still have to pay mr taxman and national insurance and hire an accountant if your not competent with that type of thing,,,,

Hope that helps

willing2learn_3

Retail is extremely hard work, and with the recession a lot of stores are operating with less staff than is comfortable. Keep in mind there's unlikely to be any downtime at all. I would also say that if you see any store with long queues and little staff then they are operating on less than optimum numbers and staff are under stress. If you are required to be on the till and keep that queue down think of the pressure you are under....if you want to get a pay increase you've got to show tangible results. That and dealing with some of the rudest people you will ever meet. I work in retail and 97% of customers are lovely but the one's that are rude are extremely rude, they are inpatient and have no idea what skills are required to do the job. They expect you to jump when they snap their fingers, ask questions and then walk away while you are answering them. If you think of an overgrown two year old having a tantrum then you get the picture.

I love the challenge, but i would check out the company's reputation for promoting staff development and i would definitely ask those that actually work there......although they may tell you it's great because they'll think you are a mystery shopper and report them if they say anything different.