Aldi Area Manager graduate scheme

Kilty_2

Anyone applied for it? Anyone work for them?

Brief search shows me people saying "it's good money, but they'll work you to the bone" - is this a bad thing really? Without a bit of stress life would be boring :rotfl:

Would I be crazy to consider it with a good degree in engineering from a good uni? :eek:

Masomnia

I think you'd be very sensible to consider it!

Kilty_2

Masomnia wrote: »

I think you'd be very sensible to consider it!

:T

I think a lot of people see the fact it's essentially a job in retail and dismiss it - however the pay + benefits package puts it in a different league tbh.

Masomnia

Kilty wrote: »

:T

I think a lot of people see the fact it's essentially a job in retail and dismiss it - however the pay + benefits package puts it in a different league tbh.

Nonsense, it's management! After doing that you can work anywhere in any sector.

Kilty_2

Exactly

Someone on another thread had a dig because I told them to go get a job and stop moaning about not wanting to work part time.

Can't help but think there must be a catch though - £40k starting salary is some serious dough especially in the current climate. If I were to actually go into electrical engineering I'd be starting on 25.

dmg24

Be in no doubt that you will work very hard, both physically and mentally, and as far as I know few people make it through the scheme ... but there is nothing to say that you won't be one of the people that does. Good luck.

Lokolo

It is a very good job. You used to get an Audi company car last time I looked? And the salary rose to £60k after 2/3 years? Not sure if this is still the case.

Kilty_2

Lokolo wrote: »

It is a very good job. You used to get an Audi company car last time I looked? And the salary rose to £60k after 2/3 years? Not sure if this is still the case.

Yep, still £40k rising to £62k over 3 years + A4 co-car (which I've read that you need badly because there can be a lot of travel involved, obviously)

vl2588

Blimey I did NOT realise £40k was starting salary when I graduated

Good luck!

poet123

Kilty wrote: »

Anyone applied for it? Anyone work for them?

Brief search shows me people saying "it's good money, but they'll work you to the bone" - is this a bad thing really? Without a bit of stress life would be boring :rotfl:

Would I be crazy to consider it with a good degree in engineering from a good uni? :eek:

I think you would be mad not to give it a go.

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atypical

You can expect your life to be Aldi in the sense that you will have hardly any leisure time and will consider yourself lucky if you don't work on Sunday. The work you do isn't just strategic as part of the reason they pay so much is that you won't have much of a support team, especially at area level - expect to be doing the nitty gritty too.

Aldi doesn't hide this. They say on their website:
"You’d better brace yourself for the most intensive and demanding working period of your life."

"But one word of warning. The demands of the Area Management Programme will mean that you might not have the time to pursue your leisure activities with quite as much vigour as before."

That's no reason not to at least apply. Just be aware of what you're going for and think about how much value you place on a life outside of work.