Terribly unethical company; don't fall for the lies the sell you! - District Manager Lidl Employee Review

-The communication is poor at all levels and changes constantly, often with little to no notice to store staff or upper management. -Tyrannical leadership model based on fear. You will be yelled at constantly for even the most minor mistakes, even when there was never any official communication on how to do something (see above regarding communication). The blame always falls on the District Manager regardless of the problem. -The Human Resources team, with the exception of one employee, is a complete joke. Complaints will be shared with your managers, and VP, which only makes you a target for reporting what you believed was a valid complaint. I have seen several District Managers terminated for complaining about unfair treatment. -Employees are never paid on time. Pay issues have been happening since February of 2017; almost a full year now, and they still have not been fixed. I have had staff members face eviction, have their electricity shut off, and not be able to buy food for their families because they received either half their paycheck or no check at all. To compound the problem, payroll implemented a new policy where they won't pay an associate via immediate paycard funds unless the don't receive ANY money at all, forcing associates to have to wait an additional two weeks to receive their checks, all for a mistake that was caused by the company. I have had HR and payroll team members blame the associates several times for not having an emergency fund to cover situations like this, as if it were our job as managers to question our team's financial situation.