good for them. that’s how you get quality workers and reduce turnover
Aldi announces wage increases up to $23 an hour; hiring thousands of employees
Submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to workreform@lemmy.world
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/09/12/aldi-minimum-wage-hiring/75196829007/
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solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 2 years ago
They’re finally catching up with my local burger chain that offers health insurance, tuition, etc. Also in the US.
tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
“up to $23 an hour”… Doing a whole lotta heavy lifting in this headline.
How is it sane to list the maximum you can make, vs what to expect day 1?!
frank@sopuli.xyz 2 years ago
It reads like the minimum went from $18 to $23. So the minimum is up from $18, to $23.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
Aldi announced that it it looking to hire thousands of new workers, as well as increasing their minimum wage to $18 and $23 an hour.
My read on this, is that they are discussing the minimum for two separate positions. Potentially cashier and team leader. Would make sense as they don’t have many employees on shift at a time.
tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
I hope so. It would be a nice change compared to… Well… Everything.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 years ago
Minimum does not mean “up to”.
damnedfurry@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That’s just being read wrong, it’s not written like a “save up to $10” kind of line. The “up” just describes the change (i.e. ‘the starting wage is going up; becoming $X’). Within the article, it’s completely unambiguous:
The national average starting wages for Aldi workers will be set at $18 an hour and $23 an hour for warehouse workers.
General_Effort@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It is telling that Aldi is successfully expanding in the USA while keeping the same model that made it big in its home market of Germany and the rest of Europe.
When Walmart tried to gain a foothold in Germany, it hemorrhaged billions before giving up. The managers responsible covered their asses with bullshit about cultural differences or unions, but the truth is that they just couldn’t offer competitive prices. Looks like, even in the US, shoppers favor low prices over wasteful frills like greeters.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 years ago
Greeters are literally a charitable expense (that they’ve mostly replaced with security goons) the wasteful frills in Walmart are executive compensation and benefits.
Unbecredible@lemm.ee 2 years ago
hahahah right? I was like ‘uh…I don’t think that’s where all the money’s disappearing to my guy…’
General_Effort@lemmy.world 2 years ago
You think the managers at Aldi work for the satisfying feeling of serving their community or what? Aldi cut costs in any way possible and greeters are simply a very visible way.
Aldi isn’t really a direct competitor of Walmart. There are other more similar (hypermarket) chains in Germany that directly offered the same as Walmart. For its attempt to enter the german market, Walmart bought up a bankrupt chain of such hypermarkets. The stores were in worse locations than those of their competitors. Basically, it was unwanted left-overs. The Walmart, closest to me, was right next to its competitors but on the far side. It was just a little less convenient. If they had been able to offer better prices or quality, that might have made it worth it. But they couldn’t. There were only greeters and packagers.
Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Yes please, we need more competition on groceries in rural Texas and also Arkansas as an extra special sort of fuck you to Walmart.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 2 years ago
One opened in my city, only Aldi within 50 miles. It is always packed and both of the major regional grocers have raised their “now hiring” wages several dollars, run much more aggressive deals, and their parking lots are maybe 4/5ths as full as they were a month ago.
Which is great for me because I’ve been to several Aldis and realized it just isn’t for me. Being one guy with a pretty weak appetite, the actual dollar savings don’t really come out to much for me (maybe -$10 versus a major grocer if I’m really stocking up), and the “Aldi Experience” doesn’t really mesh with how I buy food. It’s still great to have them in the market, though.
return2ozma@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Their produce is always super cheap. Same strawberries I’d get at Ralph’s (Kroger) for $4.99 I can get at Aldi for around $1.70
otp@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
And let me guess…“somehow”, they haven’t had to hack up their prices after raising wages, huh?
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 2 years ago
No but the CEO had to cut down to just one new AMG Merc per year. It’s a doggy dog world out there
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 2 years ago
I’m lucky to have Aldi as my closest grocery store.
I do end up going to another half the time not because I don’t want to go to Aldi, but because I just need one odd ingredient I don’t think they’ll have.
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 2 years ago
Did not know Aldi were in the States?
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
Aldi Nord controlled stores in the US are Trader Joes, Aldi Sud stores in the US are just Aldi
AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 2 years ago
We have both Aldi here but they’re differently named. One is just Aldi, the other is Trader Joe’s.
It’s our super low cost grocer, that has in recent years become more high quality. When I was a kid (80s-90s) it was like “never buy fresh anything there because it’s all crap” but these days it’s all pretty decent quality stuff. Not like farmstand good, but better than Walmart.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 years ago
I’ve noticed refrigerated stuff and produce from Aldi tends to go bad pretty fast, but as long as you use it up within a few days it’s fine
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Got one in my redneck suburb. We almost exclusively shop there.
GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Yeah, they’ve been in Texas at least 20 years. Looks like they are in most of the states in the eastern half of the continental US and the states along the southern border.
kofe@lemmy.world 2 years ago
We have some in the Midwest as well
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 2 years ago
Yes, they’re not the most common but they’re in most places here.
NoDignity@lemmy.world 2 years ago
They have been here in the US for a long time, I think their first american store opened in the 70s. Personally I love Aldi I shop at my local one here in Missouri at least once a week. Their price on extra firm tofu just can’t be beat its at least 1/3 the price it is at my other local supermarkets.
Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Look at ALDIs locations: stores.aldi.us
rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
This is just in the USA, correct? Aldi in the EU is unaffected from what I can tell.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
I don’t mean this in an offensive way or a combative one, but the post title is using $ and the source is USA Today.
rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Maybe it was international.
finickydesert@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
It seems like just the US
Yokozuna@lemmy.world 2 years ago
LONG LIVE ALDI
Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Great, now that they has bought winn-dixie, and is moving in places most where there are failed/failing regional chains, we will have even less competition.
Remember, despite saying Aldi does not discriminate based on union/desire to unionize, A LOT of their ex-management say they were straight up told to fire anyone who mentions it, and they would rather get sued for it, than allow it.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 years ago
meanwhile Lidl keeps laying people off because they went too crazy trying to expand in the US.
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That’s more than I make and I’m a teaching assistant at a public school. Good for them though!
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Aldi is awesome, I wish we had them here in Canada
MediaSensationalism@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I don’t know much about Aldi, but anything is better than Walmart.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That doesn’t sound sustainable tbh.
auzy@lemmy.world 2 years ago
If workers like their job and feel appreciated, they work harder. The job also likely attracts better people.
I did night fill at a supermarket here in Australia once. And there are so many useless people working at them.
Here in Australia at least, supermarkets are making record profits, so it would simply be less money for shareholders
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I’m not talking about the pay rate, I’m talking about rapidly expanding into a market and hiring thousands of people.
This is exactly what companies like Google and Amazon due to keep a continuous cycle of growth and layoffs going for optics on share value.
zephorah@lemm.ee 2 years ago
And, the cashiers can sit down. Which makes sense.
fuzzy_feeling@programming.dev 2 years ago
cashiers aren’t allowed to sit in usa?
GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Only office workers and managers are allowed to sit. If you’re in a customer-facing position with a chair, you’re supposed to stand up when helping a customer.
JakenVeina@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Cashier stations with chairs are VERY rare, yes. The general trope is that managers/owners think it makes workers appear lazy.
Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Not at most places. At some point, someone told all the MBAs that it makes the customers mad if the employees look lazy or some shit.
Balooog@discuss.online 2 years ago
No, and even worse “if you have time to lean, you have time to clean”
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 2 years ago
In California, companies are required by law to provide them seating and let them sit down, but most everywhere else they are expected to stand.
zephorah@lemm.ee 2 years ago
It’s this bizarre thing. Management want them to “look busy” or some bullshit. Aldi looks busy.
You’ll see this on some factory floors too. No chairs even for the management or QA logging numbers on computers. Chairs are for break time or some such.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
Corporations make that decision.
Yes, seriously.
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 2 years ago
Other than Aldi, pretty much no.
littlecolt@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Aldi is the only place I’ve seen. However, Aldi recently started installing self checkout, which I despise.
JakenVeina@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Cashier stations with chairs are VERY rare, yes. The general trope is that managers/owners think it makes workers appear lazy.
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Not in any stores I have seen in my city.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
We don’t have it in Australia either apart from Aldi.
JakenVeina@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Cashier stations with chairs are VERY rare, yes. The general trope is that managers/owners think it makes workers appear lazy.