Overworked, Underpaid, Undervalued - Shift Manager ALDI Employee Review

Always overworked, be prepared to bust your guts because the company wants to run the store with the bare minimum personnel. Maximum people on at a time never goes over 6 but usually sits around 3-4 Undervalued - never appreciated or compensated for going above and beyond. Just expect that if you give everything there’s always another job waiting. Shifts- even on a smaller contract of 30hours a fortnight I consistently do 50-60 hours. You also better look at your shifts everyday because management sometimes changes it without warning you. Payment- they say that you’re paid above award and that they’re the best paid. For the extra $2 something you are expected to work every part of the store and do it with a smile. Roles- constantly giving you more compulsory tasks, more responsibilities and new and “improved” procedures with no extra pay or staff on a already tight schedule Running Load- expected to run large amounts of products onto the floor in very tight timeframes. Often putting very heavy items above head height and at the back of bunkers. Too many staff injuries to count (especially back) from running load. Increased pressure to run load faster and applications that log your times for management to talk to you about. Focus on budgets, balanced scorecard and performance metrics and no focus on people or their well-being Staff have hurt themselves at work (usually running load) and ALDI has tried to shift blame to employee instead of paying workers compensation. Please do not apply to ALDI if you value your mental/ physical health