potnoodler
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ClubMan said:Maybe it's just me but the title of your post seems to be very leading (i.e. almost inviting people to bitch about Lidl as an employer whether warranted or not)...
potnoodler said:Don't think just coz a checkout girl working 20 hours a week is still there 12months later is much of an indicator. Now if you spoke to
her it might be a different story.
Lidl are not the only employers that don't pay overtime or give time in lieu.
I got a job with lidl as a systems engineer. During the initil period your required to work in all sections of the industry, such as the shop and warehouses and all that.
My contract was that I would work from 8 until 6 every day.
My first day I was required to arrive at 7am, I was given a brief intro and then instructed to drive to the shop to start work there...I didn't end up finishing until 11pm.
So 1st day was from 7am to 11pm....not a good sign and barely got a break in that time also.
2nd day was 9 until after 11 also...after 2 weeks of working in the shop I had to go work in the warehouse....which they refused to tell me what my working hours would be after me asking
They just told me that I had too work until the manager decided it was enough.
So started in the warehouse at 6am didn't get to finish until 10pm that night.
Next day was the same.
I felt I was being totally abused and basically once you work in lidl you have no life outside it.
Sure they offer a nice salary and you get to drive around in an audi, but its really like making a deal with the devil. And it also feels like that.
I would recommend staying away from them.
Maybe because of things like this?I stay away from them too. Why some people would shop there is beyond me.
I agree. We do the bulk of our shopping there as well.Maybe because of things like this?
NCA publishes grocery price survey
Survey changes shopping habits
We do the bulk of our non fresh produce shopping there because they are cheaper/more competitive than the alternatives. The fact that some people can't hack working there wouldn't put us off.
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