Due to a small contribution from a professional colleague, I had to realize that even after years, nothing has changed at the central warehouses.
Normally, I would say one shouldn’t judge all people by the same standard, but here there is no other way, as they are all the same.
I am copying here, as Danny says, his little story 1:1, because I believe everyone should know this once.
Hello to all who still want to shop at Aldi today…
I would like to tell you a little story and hope that you share it, so that perhaps something will change or customers of Aldi will finally learn what is going on in the central warehouses.
I have been a truck driver for 16 years and am generally very satisfied with my job. I love chatting with customers a bit because I think that simply belongs to the job.
But last week I was taught a better lesson, and such things make me personally reflect deeply…
Last week I drove my truck to Aldi’s central warehouse in Horst (Elmshorn) to unload 10 pallets of sausages and one pallet of denture cleaner.
After handing over my documents, I was told which ramp I should report to. So I went in and greeted a friendly employee with “Good morning”. The first important WAREHOUSE MANAGER (blue coverall) did not react. After about 5 minutes, he then said: “Take your hands out of your pockets or haven’t you had sex for a long time?”
Well, as I am, I took this remark in good humor and just thought my own thoughts. When I told him what I thought about it, he told me which ramp to drive to. After doing so, I went back in and was told how to position the pallets. (Oh yes, for all who don’t know yet: at customer sites, truck drivers unload themselves. That’s our break).
At 11:50 AM, the second important person came and locked my gate. (I still had two pallets on the truck). When I asked what this was about, he told me: “Get lost out of my warehouse.” When I then asked him (because I was gradually getting angry) how he actually spoke to me, he just said to me: “Truck drivers are worth less than a bacterium.” At 12:45 PM I was allowed to unload my last two pallets. I then went back to the important person to get my documents back. I received them at 2:00 PM. I am used to much, but I have never experienced anything like this. And I only know one thing: Aldi has lost me as a customer.
And if you go shopping there today and pack goods into your shopping cart, remember that it was delivered by bacteria. I hope you share my little story. Best regards, Danny…
I myself have not been at a central warehouse of a discount store for a long time, but such conditions existed before as well. Despite attempts by the BAG (Federal Office for Road Transport) and freight forwarders to improve things, drivers are rarely treated as human beings at such warehouses. An improvement thus seems not in sight.
