Poor training, unrealistic time targets - Deputy Store Manager ALDI Employee Review

1.0
3 Jul 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is good, extra £4 when you're running the shift, unless a salaried manager is in

Cons

The time targets that are set for all employees to work deliveries are ridiculous. As far as training once you have been promoted to DSM, you get very little formal training and your training hours are generally used to hit OE targets instead of actually training you. You are thrown into the deep end and given very little support, encouragement or positivity.

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Pros

Fast paced. Work with good people

Cons

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5.0
5 Oct 2016
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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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