Lidl?
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Phillvr6

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3,785 posts

290 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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Chaps,
Apologies for posting this here rather than in the business section but I need a fairly quick reply.

I've got a second interview with Lidl today to work in their property team. I was wondering whether anyone out there knows any interesting information about them, particualy regarding how good an employer they are.

Thanks,

Phill

Phillvr6

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3,785 posts

290 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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Surely someone must know something.

rumpelstiltskin

2,805 posts

289 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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There's a girl i know who's a barwoman now and she's a hard worker,she went to Lidl,s briefly and couldn't stand the hours they made her work,but i suppose it depends what kind of person you are,if you want long hours then it will suit you,they just demanded she work long,inconvenient hours but i suppose you can say that about a lot of employers.

matthewbinns

18,506 posts

277 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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I know something about them.

Their stores all smell of piss!

pug406

3,636 posts

283 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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matthewbinns said:
I know something about them.

Their stores all smell of piss!


And they are full of Chavs and Scroates and sell Foreign stuff. My mates sister got caught shoplifting in one. She was charged with stealing shit

Plotloss

67,280 posts

300 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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Lidl, for when you're even too pikey for Kwik Save...

Phillvr6

Original Poster:

3,785 posts

290 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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Well thanks for the constructive comments chaps.

Regarding the hours, I'd be working on the construction of new stores rather than in them so that may or may not be an issue.

Anyway, any info on how they treat employees, employee turnover etc would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Phill

vixpy1

42,699 posts

294 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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Phillvr6 said:
Well thanks for the constructive comments chaps.

Regarding the hours, I'd be working on the construction of new stores rather than in them so that may or may not be an issue.

Anyway, any info on how they treat employees, employee turnover etc would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Phill


Don't Do it Phill!!!

chim_girl

6,268 posts

289 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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If you can email me a fax number in the next 30 mins I should be able to send you something. Are you interested in just Lidl Uk or the ultimate parent company in Germany?


mutt k

3,964 posts

268 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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Someone I have now lost touch with went to work in the acquisitions department of one of these discounters - sorry, can't remember if it was Aldi or Lidl. He hated it. He could never get decisions out of the directors about locations he found, and then got a load of grief because he wasn't securing the sites!

Get a clear answer on the decision making progress otherwise you'll be

lazyitus

19,931 posts

296 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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Didn't Oasis do a song about two of these stores? I think it was called lidl by lidl or something like that.

sorry I can't help. its friday and my brain shut down as soon as I woke up this morning.

vixpy1

42,699 posts

294 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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lazyitus said:
Didn't Oasis do a song about two of these stores? I think it was called lidl by lidl or something like that.

sorry I can't help. its friday and my brain shut down as soon as I woke up this morning.


chim_girl

6,268 posts

289 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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@ Lazy

Phillvr6

Original Poster:

3,785 posts

290 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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chim_girl said:
If you can email me a fax number in the next 30 mins I should be able to send you something. Are you interested in just Lidl Uk or the ultimate parent company in Germany?




YHM

Thanks,

Phill

v8thunder

27,647 posts

288 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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Actually, for German beer you can't get anywhere else, Lidl is tops.

I applied for a bit of work over the summer at Lidl a few times. It seems they couldn't stand the fact that I could string a sentence together without swearing, or the fact I didn't shout everything, and this was after losing three application forms.

Should be a different deal for security staff though.

RedTeg

2,202 posts

311 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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v8thunder said:
Actually, for German beer you can't get anywhere else, Lidl is tops.


Ah! Seen the odd advert in the papers and knowing how good German beers are I thought they might be worth a look.
Any personal recommendations?

As a slight hyjack, recommendations of other Euro brews welcome too. Coughing up £3 each for Leffe can be a bit much.
Hoping there might be some unknown gems available as alternative to the pricey imports (Leffe, Budvar, Urquell .etc.).

v8thunder

27,647 posts

288 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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They do one called Graffenwalder. Came across it in France at 39p a can, and over here it's 59p. Cheaper than Skol, so you're expecting something vile, but pour it into a Stein and it's in the export Stella league.

They also do one in packs of six large bottles, Birnbaum I think it's called, all very good, and I'm sure they've had Aylingerbrau there before now.

Anyway, they've got loads of the stuff there. If you're stocking up for a party and want to not only save money but have something a lot nicer than cheap'n'nasty Carling, it's well worth a visit.

RedTeg

2,202 posts

311 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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v8thunder said:
If you're stocking up for a party



Stocking up for me, all me!

Cheers for the info. I'll nip in for a selection to try sometime.
It will be nice to have something different to have for folks been round also.

RedTeg

2,202 posts

311 months

Friday 12th November 2004
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v8thunder said:
If you're stocking up for a party



Stocking up for me, all me!

Cheers for the info. I'll nip in for a selection to try sometime.
It will be nice to have something different to have for folks been round also.

mutt k

3,964 posts

268 months

Monday 3rd October 2005
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It's true what they say y'know.

Had the misfortune to cross the threshold of one of these yesterday.

It did smell of wee