Where Wal-Mart Failed, Aldi Succeeds (2011)

Re:Where Wal-Mart Failed, Aldi Succeeds (2011) by wolfgke on Friday March 10, 2017 @06:32AM (#13837839)

It is well-known that Aldi pays its emloyees pretty well (at least in the usual European countries). But they have few employees per shop. These are expected to work really hard and long hours and are expected to do everything necessary to keep the shop running (complaining that something is not part of what you were hired for is not allowed). In German TV there have been complaints about the hard work and long working hours, but none about the pay.

The pay is even so good that when Aldi expanded to Switzerland, there were lots of people who feared or complained preliminarily that Aldi would reduce the average wage level of the region. The opposite happened: After Aldi opened some shops in Switzerland there were people who complained that Aldi pays more for shelf stockers than lots of other professions after four years of hard apprenticeship:

> http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/wirtschaft/AldiLoehne-provoziere...

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Re:Where Wal-Mart Failed, Aldi Succeeds (2011) by Broken_Hippo on Friday March 10, 2017 @09:29AM (#13838791)

I tried to work at an Aldi once, back in the late 90's. Their pay was nearly what the local factories made (Chrysler, Delco [electronics for GM], and Subaru a bit further away). They rarely hired folks at full time, however: Most worked 25 hours a week, but I think still had some insurance & vacation.

The most telling sign of the work environment: They had low turnover. Most retail seems to be the opposite.

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