Lies and literal 80 hour work weeks. - Manager Trainee ALDI Employee Review

1.0
28 Apr 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Pay was the biggest pro, however if you divide the salary you make by the amount of hours you work.....it’s a joke.

Cons

No support from upper management. Their training program is a joke. You are suppose to work 50 hours as a manager, however there is no manager that actually can work below 65 hours per week. Their technology is ridiculously outdated. They haven’t even started to use emails between corporate and stores. Everything is by fax. The technology of this company is from the 80s at best. Run.....don’t be deceived by recruiters pushing a work/life balance. It doesn’t exist.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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