Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,894 total reviews)
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Todd Vasos

32% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,894 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 Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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16K reviews
1.0
Aug 9, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

working with the public isn't to bad, depending on where your store is located.

Cons

they work you to death, lucky to get a break of any kind, the District Managers all suck and i feel are born from pods, the company does not care about ANY of its employees at all, they expect more than the 2 people on duty can do, there is only 2 people on duty at any one time (one manager and one cashire), their pay rate sucks and trying to get a raise is almost impossible,

3.0
Aug 18, 2018

Currently a manager at Dollar General.

Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility, hard workers get noticed and are often appreciated. Great place for being new to retail business. Experience cultivating and taking constructive direction to become more proficient is the key to excell.

Cons

Not enough budget hours to complete tasks needed to be done, shrink management is difficult if you can only afford two people and both are stuck on registers, there needs to be a floor rover especially when its high traffic times, more people need to be scheduled during truck days to complete with in the 3 day time frame, budget goes based on sales and not productivity needs, this needs working on, the pay is understandable for someone starting out in retail, but when youve had management and store management experience for 10+ years and you startat 8.75 it really speak down to a person and doesnt encourage them to bring that experience with them to better the stores and company as a whole. This isn't complaining this is sharing what is stated in store by staff members and why morale is down and a high turnover rate occurs. Give associates reasons to look forward to working for DG, excellent performance and hard working associates and managers should be rewarded for being the face of the company and directly interactive with DG's customers.

1.0
Apr 7, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits and stock program. People in stores work very hard with little appreciation and when they get a corporate visit are always nervous many times because they care so much.

Cons

Micro management and lack of people centric atmosphere Richmond VA locations are out of control and the DM turn over directly correlates but no one will acknowledge the real issue. The leaders.

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