Pros
* Great hourly pay starting from £7.50 for store assistants and going up to £10.50 based on performance and experience * Flexible with holidays - very easy to get days off if you notify well in advance * Time passes extremely fast - Working at Lidl you will not realise and your shift will already be over * Easy to get overtime - If you are on a 25 hour contract (which you will usually be when you start), you can easily increase this to 40 by coming in earlier and staying until later * Recently introduced 10% discount for staff - At those prices you don't really need it, but always good to know you're valued as a member of staff * A lot of opportunities to advance into senior management
Cons
* Shifts can vary a lot in terms of timings - you could be working starting at 6am one day or 4pm on another, it needs some time getting used to this flexibility if you're new in this field * If you don't have good memory, the work can be really challenging. You need to know where each item is located and also memorise dozens of non-scannable item codes (fruit & veg) * No additional benefits other than the 10% staff discount