When Libby Worley joined Aldi at 21, her salary doubled from that of her previous job – an assistant store manager at a fast food restaurant. But beyond the pay jump, what most appealed to her was the supportive culture at the company. She had worked for the fast food business for five years and it wasn’t too concerned about staff turnover, she says. “But looking after employees is a really big thing at Aldi.”
She was one of the youngest Aldi store managers in the UK when she was promoted at 22. Eight years later, she’s been running Aldi’s Barnstaple store in Devon for the past three years, overseeing a team of 25. “No two days look the same,” she says about a typical working week. “I’m looking at stock, managing staff, doing rotas, payroll, inventory loss. Some days I’m on the till, covering someone on a break. That’s the thing about Aldi – everybody is trained on everything. And I enjoy the variety. I wouldn’t want to be sitting in the office being a clipboard manager.”
