Came across this on a site regarding Aldi so thought I would post here. There was much more but this is enough and says it all really. "Because ALDI is micromanaged to hell and back. They time their associates on everything, including the bathroom use. The average lunch break is 15–20 minutes while the day can last as long as 15 hours. They require one worker to do the job of 5 people. You will unload pallets and sprint back to help people at the register AT THE SAME TIME. ALDI is shameless. Lower level ALDI employees are extremely expendable and the company isn’t afraid to remind them that it isn’t personal, but just business. They allow customer and management mistreatment at the same time".