Anyone shop at Aldi?

ScoTTyBEEE · 18 Jul 2014 at 15:56

I do all my shopping in Aldi. I prefer he smaller shops, their pricing is simple with no buy 3 get 2p off type crap and their food is all good quality, the meat is pretty much always UK. I would still shop in Aldi if their prices were the same as the other supermarkets, the fact they are cheaper is an added bonus.

arknor · 18 Jul 2014 at 15:59

86JR said:
40% drop out rate at Aldi just at manager level.

The reason they pay so well is because Aldi as a corporation is so lean!

For example the Plymouth city store.... there are 4 conveyer belts IIRC but I have never seen more than 2 of them manned at once. So only 2 staff to pay for that role: but I have seen the manager sitting at the belt doing that role.

There must be about 4 members of staff in the whole store.

Compare that to tesco express, a smaller store but more staff in general.

Same up top in management, Tesco must have over 1000 levels of management, Aldi probably has about 20.

This is ultra efficient but as you can imagine not an ideal stress-free work environment.

sounds like my local asda apart from the manager just hides around the store pretending hes busy.

86JR · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:02

arknor said:
sounds like my local asda apart from the manager just hides around the store pretending hes busy.

Except Aldi manages tend to manage 4-5 stores at once too!

Must be a terrible job but pay you dues for 4 years and instead of accepting the 60k promotion, go somewhere else. Set up for life!

MooMoo444 · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:02

arknor said:
sounds like my local asda apart from the manager just hides around the store pretending hes busy.

Sounds like your typical manager, yeah

diamount · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:40

Freefaller said:
Couldn't agree with you more.

Just wish we had less supermarkets and more small family run businesses to support.

Small businesses can't compete with the supermarkets, that was decided when the majority of people went to shop there instead.

Freefaller · 18 Jul 2014 at 17:17

diamount said:
Small businesses can't compete with the supermarkets, that was decided when the majority of people went to shop there instead.

I know. It's a shame.

LeeUK · 18 Jul 2014 at 17:30

weringo said:
One gripe I had was that the fruit and veg didn't appear to be labelled with a use by date, so you couldn't tell which was the freshest.

The date code consists on the day of week and week of the year in a 4 digit code. This shows the date the product was sent into store.

Stumble Bum · 18 Jul 2014 at 18:12

I haven't been in an Aldi for a few years as I find it hard to do a full shop there so it becomes a bit pointless and I like to use my credit card everywhere, yet in England they don't accept them... crazy!!!

LeeUK · 18 Jul 2014 at 18:15

Stumble Bum said:
I haven't been in an Aldi for a few years as I find it hard to do a full shop there so it becomes a bit pointless and I like to use my credit card everywhere, yet in England they don't accept them... crazy!!!

They do in the Berwick-upon-Tweed shop.

[TW]Fox · 18 Jul 2014 at 18:20

86JR said:
Same up top in management, Tesco must have over 1000 levels of management, Aldi probably has about 20.

Neither of those figures will be correct - 1000 levels of management? Thats just a ridiculous number. How could you possibly have an organisation hierarchy with 1000 levels in it?

RoboCod · 18 Jul 2014 at 18:36

[TW]Fox;26627318 said:
Neither of those figures will be correct - 1000 levels of management? Thats just a ridiculous number. How could you possibly have an organisation hierarchy with 1000 levels in it?

Shall I begin?

Biggest boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smallest boss

that's 1000? I counted 1000, right?

russell664 · 18 Jul 2014 at 18:42

That's utter craziness

86JR · 18 Jul 2014 at 18:52

[TW]Fox;26627318 said:
Neither of those figures will be correct - 1000 levels of management? Thats just a ridiculous number. How could you possibly have an organisation hierarchy with 1000 levels in it?

Not levels. Managers.

For example Lloyds TSB in 2008 had over 2000 managers.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/28/lloyds-bank-axes-small-business-managers-1000-jobs

RoboCod · 18 Jul 2014 at 19:01

86JR said:
Tesco must have over 1000 levels of management.

86JR said:
Not levels. Managers.

Jez · 18 Jul 2014 at 19:12

86JR said:
Not levels. Managers.

For example Lloyds TSB in 2008 had over 2000 managers.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/28/lloyds-bank-axes-small-business-managers-1000-jobs

What and going by absolutes you estimate that Aldi have around 20? The Aldi with 52billion eur revenue in 2009 (wiki ftw) :confused:

[TW]Fox · 18 Jul 2014 at 19:14

86JR said:
Not levels. Managers.

You said levels. If you meant managers it made even less sense - there is no way a global firm like Aldi would have only 20 managers.

Sliver · 18 Jul 2014 at 19:18

Captain Planet said:
Shall I begin?

Biggest boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smaller boss -> smallest boss

that's 1000? I counted 1000, right?

Seems legit.

Skeeter · 18 Jul 2014 at 19:42

In Tesco:

Staff > team leader > department manager > senior manager > store manager, and then your out of the individual stores to area and regional managers and then up to head office.

So unless there are 994 layers of management in head office, your talking guff.

weringo · 18 Jul 2014 at 19:58

LeeUK said:
The date code consists on the day of week and week of the year in a 4 digit code. This shows the date the product was sent into store.

Cheers. Will remember that next time I'm in.

86JR · 18 Jul 2014 at 23:11

Skeeter said:
In Tesco:

Staff > team leader > department manager > senior manager > store manager, and then your out of the individual stores to area and regional managers and then up to head office.

So unless there are 994 layers of management in head office, your talking guff.

How many different levels in head office?

How many different levels above head office (directors, non exec directors, etc in Denmark or wherever Tesco is based?)