Worst Company in the USA worthy of a million lawsuits - Anonymous employee Lidl Employee Review

Everything about working there is a disaster. 1) Management is a joke. In fact managers are either racist Europeans who never travelled or know anything about how companies in the USA operate or they are newly recruited college graduates from the USA who are in their early 20s and don't know crap about managing people. Based on their communication skills, their thought processes are clearly juvenile and no sensible adult would put up with that kind of crap. These newly graduates are paid at least twice as much as people with 10 years of retail experience in the industry. In fact they are the ones lording over the people with 10 years of experience. That’s right. These inexperienced managers are constantly asking people with experience how to do things, when they should be the ones with the knowledge as the manager. That's beyond insulting and downright unethical. Unless you're an old college professor that likes to be taught and/or learn from students do not step foot in LIDL. 2) The HR is even worse. They were terrible recruiters and known to screw up every employee's paycheck on a regular basis. People get underpaid and overpaid and if you don't read your paycheck thoroughly every time you are paid I guarantee you there is a mistake. I know people who have been overpaid by thousands of dollars and Lidl still have not caught on, so if you are a victim of being overpaid just zip it and Lidl won’t be the wiser. 3) Overseas training: They drag your rear to Europe last minute without advanced notice. When you are in Europe, they give you no company card and drag you to an unknown hotel in an unknown location where you have to pay to use the internet. The per diem is 30 dollars. For that amount you eat one and a half meals a day or buy cold sandwiches every day. There is no microwave, there is no fridge, and they will take away your measly per diem if you are booked in a hotel with either of these appliances. LIDL will refuse to pay for your breakfast in the hotel. Oh, and they won't even pay for your laundry which costs more than my entire utilities in DC right now. Working for any reputable USA company overseas guarantees you at least a minimum of $75 dollars per day for per diem, including additional costs for laundry, etc. I bet Wal-Mart employees have better per diems. Work environment: Have you seen Jersey Shore? You will notice a lot of flirting amongst managers (college graduates especially) and even relationships mixed in a professional environment. These people have the upper hand because they form groups and are manager level and above. They all go out drinking regularly and I've noticed promotions from within, nepotism, and all kinds of HR violations. If you're an experienced employee avoid at all costs working there. It will look bad on your portfolio and will negatively influence your lifestyle. Working at LIDL is like living in a frat house. Unless you want to be managed by an obnoxious and inexperienced frat kid or sorority girl avoid LIDL. Worst of all, they were still working on their policies when I left so they were inconsistent with their promises and would randomly tell you no for certain requests while they say yes to others. They even discriminate you based on your skin color, gender, etc by not promoting you. All that combined with 10-12 hour workdays and no overtime pay will make you feel like a blue-collar worker. You are better off working for McDonalds at this cost because they at least get overtime. Turnover: I still talk to some colleagues at Lidl and more than half the people that on-boarded with me have either been fired or left the company. Some have filed complaints with the EEOC. Does that not say something?