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technodup said:
crankedup said:
How 'many' lidl workers are dissatisfied and where did this information/survey come from? What are these other little wrinkles you speak of, intriguing.
Many years ago I went for an assessment centre/interview type thing at Lidl's Scottish base at Livingston. They were paying above average money + car for graduates for store/area manager roles.They were quite open that because they paid well they expected you to be at their beck and call pretty much 24/7. IIRC talk was of 60hr weeks but I'd expect there to be significant creep on that and again iirc they had significant churn because people weren't meeting their expectations and/or they couldn't hack it.
In fairness this was 15+ years ago so details are hazy but I vividly remember their head office was a s
thole. Their no frills approach genuinely goes from top to bottom. legzr1 said:
Oh, dry your tears.
You really are an unpleasant piece of work aren't you? Continuing to ignore the thread and make person remarks, while (incorrectly) criticising others for going off on tangents. Priceless.
legzr1 said:
Once you've done that perhaps you can bore the st out of us and describe how a Lidl manager knows nothing about Lidl or their employees you arrogant, clever chap. 
I've said no such thing.t out of us and describe how a Lidl manager knows nothing about Lidl or their employees you arrogant, clever chap. In future, perhaps you can find someone to read the threads for you, then you won't keep making mistakes and claiming that people have said something that was not the case.
technodup said:
any years ago I went for an assessment centre/interview type thing at Lidl's Scottish base at Livingston. They were paying above average money + car for graduates for store/area manager roles.
They were quite open that because they paid well they expected you to be at their beck and call pretty much 24/7. IIRC talk was of 60hr weeks but I'd expect there to be significant creep on that and again iirc they had significant churn because people weren't meeting their expectations and/or they couldn't hack it.
In fairness this was 15+ years ago so details are hazy but I vividly remember their head office was a sthole. Their no frills approach genuinely goes from top to bottom.
This sounds like retail in general, store managers are generally expected to work their ar$es off regardless of the brand. It seems Lidl are being up front about the slave like conditions and up their pay to attract the best talent.They were quite open that because they paid well they expected you to be at their beck and call pretty much 24/7. IIRC talk was of 60hr weeks but I'd expect there to be significant creep on that and again iirc they had significant churn because people weren't meeting their expectations and/or they couldn't hack it.
In fairness this was 15+ years ago so details are hazy but I vividly remember their head office was a s
thole. Their no frills approach genuinely goes from top to bottom. I have no personal experience of shopping in Lidl so have no idea on service levels etc but staff costs are the biggest overhead of a retail business by some margin and reducing headcount is well in vogue in the sector.
sidicks said:
legzr1 said:
Oh, dry your tears.
You really are an unpleasant piece of work aren't you? Seriously, go read some of the s
t you've posted in this thread - your opinion of what a tube driver should be earning was hilarious. Your nasty little 'Lidl manager was a ****' not so much.sidicks said:
Continuing to ignore the thread and make person remarks, while (incorrectly) criticising others for going off on tangents. Priceless.
Couple of points:What's a person remark?
You were accused of a 'sidicks tangent ' (you're welcome to use the term if you like) - It's described above.
sidicks said:
legzr1 said:
Once you've done that perhaps you can bore the st out of us and describe how a Lidl manager knows nothing about Lidl or their employees you arrogant, clever chap.
I've said no such thing.t out of us and describe how a Lidl manager knows nothing about Lidl or their employees you arrogant, clever chap. In future, perhaps you can find someone to read the threads for you, then you won't keep making mistakes and claiming that people have said something that was not the case.
A clever, thick chap maybe?
legzr1 said:
Only when those with an extremely high opinion of themselves try and fail to twist and divert the thread to something they feel more comfortable with.
As explained already, and with the evidence still available for all to see, I contributed to the discussion regarding the purpose of Unions in the 21st Century. No twisting and no diversion required.legzr1 said:
Seriously, go read some of the st you've posted in this thread - your opinion of what a tube driver should be earning was hilarious.
An opinion shared by the majority of people on here, if I remember correctly...t you've posted in this thread - your opinion of what a tube driver should be earning was hilarious. Seriously, respond to the post and stop the personal remarks.
legzr1 said:
Your nasty little 'Lidl manager was a ****' not so much.
It appears that other posters took it as the tongue-in-cheek comment that was intended (in response to a similar jokey comment). No surprise that you did not.legzr1 said:
Once you've done that perhaps you can bore the st out of us and describe how a Lidl manager knows nothing about Lidl or their employees you arrogant, clever chap.
Seriously, are you a little thick?
Seriously, please provide my quote where I stated that "A Lidl manager knows nothing about Lidl or their employees" or similar.t out of us and describe how a Lidl manager knows nothing about Lidl or their employees you arrogant, clever chap.Seriously, are you a little thick?
legzr1 said:
A clever, thick chap maybe?
For the last time, ps off with your personal remarks. If you can't comment on the discussion topic just ignore the thread.Edited by sidicks on Sunday 27th September 18:53
Robertj21a said:
legzr1 said:
Oh, dry your tears.
Once you've done that perhaps you can bore the st out of us and describe how a Lidl manager knows nothing about Lidl or their employees you arrogant, clever chap.
Any chance that you may, one day, post something useful ?Once you've done that perhaps you can bore the s
t out of us and describe how a Lidl manager knows nothing about Lidl or their employees you arrogant, clever chap. crankedup said:
Some posters suggest that retail sector is, in my interpretation of the words used, quite ste to work for.
What they need is a good strong Union perhaps.
Retail is full of youngsters, students, part-timers and others not particularly minded towards union type activity- if they don't like it they get a better job and are replaced. Others could learn something from that...te to work for.What they need is a good strong Union perhaps.
In spite of Corbyn's wee sign today there will always be s
t jobs. legzr1 said:
I don't care too much for your opinion or some of the st you post on here but I'll ignore the rest of your whining post and comment only on this part.
Obviously you can't justify your previous claims so you've chosen to change the subject. Well done.t you post on here but I'll ignore the rest of your whining post and comment only on this part.legzr1 said:
Ignore me in future and I'll do likewise you clever, arrogant .
Post reported..
sidicks said:
legzr1 said:
I don't care too much for your opinion or some of the st you post on here but I'll ignore the rest of your whining post and comment only on this part.
Obviously you can't justify your previous claims so you've chosen to change the subject. Well done.t you post on here but I'll ignore the rest of your whining post and comment only on this part.legzr1 said:
Ignore me in future and I'll do likewise you clever, arrogant .
Post reported..I can justify everything I've posted in the past few pages (bar calling you an utter
- I'll let others judge that based on what you've posted and how you've justified it).But, I'm wasting my time with you and that's about to end.
Report this post too - perhaps a mod can offer a tissue or a shoulder to cry on.
What a man.
What a clever, clever man.
Bye.
sidicks said:
legzr1 said:
I don't care too much for your opinion or some of the st you post on here but I'll ignore the rest of your whining post and comment only on this part.
Obviously you can't justify your previous claims so you've chosen to change the subject. Well done.t you post on here but I'll ignore the rest of your whining post and comment only on this part.legzr1 said:
Ignore me in future and I'll do likewise you clever, arrogant .
Post reported..
Lucas CAV said:
To be fair, your passive aggressive condescension is as bad as his name calling so I am not sure why you need to run to the teachers now?
I have no problem with writing posts in a sarcastic or condescending tone (normally in response to someone posting in a similar style), nor when someone replies to me in the same manner.However, recently legzr1 has simply resorted to ignorant insults repeatedly, ignoring the content of the thread and making out I've said something when I've done nothing of the sort.
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