A day in the life of aldi - Sales Associate/Cashier ALDI Employee Review

2.0
30 Jan 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Pay Insurance 401 k Paid holidays 2 weeks vacation after 1 year

Cons

The day begins at 6 am with up to 4 people doing a 26 pallet truck. Usually there is up to 11 mixed grocery that the lovelies at the warehouse mix up as much as they can. 1 or 2 freezer pallets and the same for cooler. The shift manager does produce while spending time on Facebook only to have you do her dirty work bcuz she doesn't have time. Did I mention that she has been on facebook? She then complains to me the others are going to slow yet never says a word to them. Once our store manager arrives, he will spend the better part of his day also on facebook then come up with an excuse to leave early. He is scheduled 50 hours yet manages to duck out after 35-40 hrs. He also complains about work performance yet does nothing. Usually you will work with at least 2 ppl who are lazy or too old for the job and take their sweet time doing the work so you will end up doing part of their job also. If your lucky to get a break it won't be until at least noon or beyond. That is bcuz the store and shift manager have spent the better part of the morning on FACEBOOK!! You are then expected to smile at every customer while all you really want to do is punch management in the face and quit. Oh and the 90 day probation period.. they never fire anyone before that. We have cashiers late or don't show and call off AFTER their shift has started only to tell someone they were hungover. Doesn't matter how hard a person works, you all get paid the same.

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5.0
12 June 2026
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Pros

Great pay Hours were always there The manager at my location is a rare gem. Never had a boss quite like him. Everyone I worked with became like my family.

Cons

EXTREMELY physically demanding. I injured myself multiple times while I worked there.

5.0
5 Oct 2016
Recommend
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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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