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Exhausting and stressful
Store Assistant (Former Employee) - Sunbury VIC - 25 September 2023
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The most useful review selected by IndeedHigh workload and stressful work environment, very tiring compared to other supermarkets I have worked at. I found other store assistants and staff to be very friendly and welcoming however some managers where a pain to work with and had unrealistic expectations
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Bit of a joke.
Store Assistant (Former Employee) - Hunter Valley NSW - 26 September 2023
They expect you to do 5 peoples jobs at once. You’ll be halfway through stocking shelves and be called to the registers over and over. Youre supposed to have every second weekend off but half the time you’re asked to work, I didn’t complain it was extra money but the more you said yes, the more they asked & they would make you feel so bad if you didn’t accept the offer to work and wouldn’t even pay me for it. It’s a great place to shop but a bad company to work for. They don’t care about their workers. I wouldn’t recommend working there. If it was the last job on earth I’d rather be poor.
Pros
Good money
Cons
Too many.
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productive and fun workplace
Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - North Sydney NSW - 25 September 2023
productive and fun work place. Days at work are fun. Learned and gain a lot of experience. Hardest part of the job is lifting weights in a timely manner
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fun workplace
Salesman (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 23 September 2023
I am very happy to work at ALDI. My colleagues treat me well and the working environment is comfortable.I also learned a lot about selling from them. However, the fixed work schedule from morning to night made me feel very tired.
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Can be a fun and collaborative place to work
Store Assistant (Former Employee) - Canberra ACT - 19 September 2023
Can be good, depending on the store manager/ASM which can change quite regularly. Fair pay for the work you’re doing. Very accommodating to people like uni students, mothers, etc.
Pros
Good pay
Cons
Till rotations
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Physically intensive but with fair reward
Store Assistant (Current Employee) - Adelaide Region SA - 7 September 2023
The work is physaclly intensive as you will be timed constantly. However, the employees are compansated well with competitive salaries and other benifits. Also, the training is great
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Enjoyable, hard work, great pay
Store Manager (Current Employee) - Australia - 7 September 2023
If you enjoy hard work, you will love Aldi. Great physical work with rewarding team culture and remuneration. Great focus on promoting within allowing for lots of opportunities to progress. Highly recommend
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Expect to hurt yourself
Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - Sunshine Coast QLD - 26 August 2023
Expectations of the work required are rediculous. Doesn’t matter if you are a 18 year old gym junkie or a mother in your 50s you’re expected to do the same amount of work in the same time. You cannot help each other.
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unrealistic expectations, exhausting, no work life balance, abusive culture
Deputy Store Manager (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 23 August 2023
I worked at aldi for 3 months and it was the worst 3 months of my life. the company sets out unrealistic time frames which has you running around the store until your exhausted and if you don’t meet these time frames you get in trouble. no work life balance especially if your a manager, you never get out on time. the company is extremely strict. I don’t recommend this job to anyone.
Pros
Pay
Cons
Long hours, Unrealistic Expectations, Toxic Management, No work life balance.
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Fast paced but no work life balance.
Store Assistant (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 21 August 2023
Pros: fast paced, active job. Only work every second weekend. Cons: no work life balance. Shifts are all over the place and never the same each week which makes planning your life around work hard. If you cop abuse from customers the manager will always side with them and reward them, making you look like the idiot. The company is far too concerned about the customer, making employees do really childish training on how to interact with customers and put them on a pedestal despite abusive behaviour. I had asked many times for my contracted hours to be increased to cope with the cost of living crisis, only for it to be denied and the company hiring more people instead. You are constantly contacted outside of your work hours via an app.
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The experience was good get a hands on in the retail industry but the way the company is managing the staff, it is going backwards.
Customer Service Assistant (Former Employee) - Gungahlin ACT - 20 August 2023
What is the best part of working at the company? The knowledge of doing all kinds of jobs in a supermarket What is the most stressful part about working at the company? Management inconsistency and internal politics What is the work environment and culture like at the company? The culture in the store depended on the Store Manager What is a typical day like for you at the company? It is hectic and stressful due to insufficient labour hours allotted by the head office for a smooth operation and customer service
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Extreme Physical demand
Sales Assistant (Current Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 9 August 2023
Very minimal staff rostered. Everything is being timed, from register for fast scanning to stacking shelves. Can be very physical that make you sick. Good pay for student age over 18 work as store assistant, no work life balance.
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Don’t work here
Co worker (Former Employee) - Sunnybank Hills QLD - 8 August 2023
Worst management no work like balance, literally times you for running stock and if it’s not fast enough you get pulled into a meeting, management was so bad
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Bad management
Storeperson (Former Employee) - Maroubra NSW - 7 August 2023
Badly ran managenmnengfft didn’t know and very un friendly wouldn’t recommend working there not a nice atmosphere to work in better Aldi in smaller ones
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Kpi kpi
Shop Assistant (Former Employee) - Kotara NSW - 6 August 2023
Tight time limits to put shock out, you’ll be running around like a chook with no head, not the best work environments, Timed on how quick you scan items
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Eye opening experience
Store assistant (Former Employee) - Maroochydore QLD - 2 August 2023
They didn't give me enough time to learn. Training was all very rushed.Nice enough people to work with. I would do it again and again till I learned everything properly.
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decent work
Loader (Former Employee) - Prestons NSW - 1 August 2023
Aldis is good and easy work but for long term and stability this isn’t the place for you, they’ll get rid of you after a month or two and it’ll come out of nowhere, it’s normal for it to happen according to past employees and permanents
Pros
Good pay
Cons
Not stable
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Fast pace and fun environment
Deputy Manager (Former Employee) - Birkenhead Point NSW - 31 July 2023
Brilliant place to work full of variety in jobs roles and shift patterns so its easy to have a work life balance! Competitive rates of pay too! Definitely would recommend working at aldi
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Hard work but good pay
ALDI MANAGER (Former Employee) - North Lakes QLD - 30 July 2023
Pay is good, hard physical work, early starts. You are either stuck in a till putting orders through or running loads in the floor. Physically tolling but good pay
Pros
Pay
Cons
Physically tolling
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Company going downhill
Store Manager (Former Employee) - Perth WA - 30 July 2023
Used to be a great company to work for however expectation got more and more unreasonable over the years. Company comes first and people after. If you are young and single you might enjoy it for while but if you have a family it is impossible.
Pros
Pay and benefit
Cons
Long hours, unreasonable expectations, 60 hours week, no work life balance
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Great team and good job security
Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - Warwick WA - 27 July 2023
Most days are pretty cruisy, but some other days can be stressful depending on how big that day's load run is & what special sales are on. Other than that it's all good.
Pros
great culture
Cons
can feel taxing on the mind and body
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