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ALDI Employee Review

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Casual Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - Kenmore QLD - 24 November 2022

Besties this is an official warning that the Kenmore Aldi require staff to arrive ten minutes before their shift - unpaid - and will heavily penalise you if you don’t, even though it is not a “mandatory” practice according to upper management.

Pros

Some staff are ok.

Cons

“Big Steve-o”.

Ratings by category

3.0 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance

3.0 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits

1.0 out of 5 stars for Job Security/Advancement

1.0 out of 5 stars for Management

2.0 out of 5 stars for Culture

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Retail Assistant (Former Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 19 December 2022

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