Toxic environment with misleading hours and low pay - Store Associate ALDI Employee Review

1.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Literally nothing. Avoid. At. All. Costs.

Cons

They lie constantly about hours. They say you’ll get 35 when in reality you’re lucky if you get 25-30. They do not give a single flying fudge about you, your health or wellbeing. “I’d like a raise because I can’t afford rent” gets met with “oh here’s 50 cents for a year of hard work. Fly a kite and f off. The amount of back and muscular problems you’ll develop in a short amount of time is not worth the pay. It’s totally insulting to basically carry the store on a Saturday or Sunday and get paid $17/hr. F off.

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5.0
May 31, 2026
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Pros

Fast paced. Work with good people

Cons

micromanagement. Unrealistic expectations sometimes. Overal ok

5.0
Oct 5, 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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