Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,916 total reviews)
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Todd Vasos

31% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,916 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dollar General employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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16K reviews
1.0
Apr 21, 2016

Write-up Happy Workplace

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Pros

Most of the coworkers are easy to get along with and schedules are easily adjusted for things outside of work.

Cons

This is the part you want to read. If you like going to work every day to only have a write up in your face, then this is the place for you. The schedules are spread so thin that the management has no one to close with and as of late, no one to open with. Not to mention you are still held accountable for getting a work list done that includes 100% recovery within a 2 hour time frame. The POS systems suck, the safe at the front door is the most ridiculous thing if your office to count the money is at the back of the store, and the favorites/ attitude that you get from upper management is the worst. They can do no wrong. 3rd Key/ Lead Sales Full time? Expect 30 hours per week. I am ashamed to even put this company on my resume... I honestly can't think of anything to put as a pro other than the two things I put. Horrible hours, horrible pay, horrible experience. Period. This is not the place you want to work at unless you are at Store Manager or higher.

3.0
Mar 30, 2016

Just okay

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Pros

The people at the corporate office are great. Everyone is trying to do their best on a very lean staff.

Cons

New CEO has come in and taken away all of the fun, engaging activities and changed operating priorities without communicating the change. The company seems to be shifting away from "Serving Others" and only focused on how much money the company is making. Work life balance is awful; too much work and not enough people. Reducing in force has only made it worse. Opportunities for growth are limited for those with long tenure. It seems that only newer employees are given opportunities to move to new positions and grow with the company.

3.0
Mar 3, 2016

Taking my jobs to serious.

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Pros

Love my relationships with my customers. I have a little bit of ocd so love to have places filled with correct product and make sure coolers arebfilled every night along with drink wall. I make sure to have stuff customers have requested to be in the coolers available for them at all times not only because of them but also because those products sell quickly to others also. The only think that keeps me where iam is my customers for now.

Cons

The pay is not great. Not being appreciated for the hard work and effort put into what I do. Iam not a cocky person but I definitely deserve better pay then what I have settled for. I love my manager but when I have to feel like iam walking on eggshells at work when I step in the door or even scared to talk to her about anything iam having issues with... That's when its a problem for me. Which is why I have this site now. I have now also been closing the store every night now for the past 5 weeks I do not get to see my daughter at all but 30 min in the morning to bring her to day care which iam having help funded by familys first. So if I was to not bring her to school a few day in order to spend time with her thru would assume I don't apply or need the assistance so they would stop helping me. I can't live off the pay with this job and be able to support me and my daughter on my own plus find a sitter for the every night I close. I did not sign up to be the closing key holder every night and don't get me wrong I don't mind closing but when iam doing it every night to where iam missing out on my child that's when it becomes not okay for me. Also i would love to learn how to be a merchandiser and the one company I had applied to which was drive line was the only one who had called me for a job offer and they stated that the DG was the only company they couldn't hire people from. So not only are they holding me back from my full potential but they are now hindering my potential career goals.

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