Does Dollar General pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dollar General employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dollar General. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dollar General?

29% of Dollar General employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dollar General 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dollar General?

Store Manager (2038) , Sales Associate (1619) , Assistant Manager (1149) , Cashier (742) , Sales Associate/Cashier (723) , Lead Sales Associate (510) , Key Holder (464) , Lead Sales Associate/Key Holder (385) , Assistant Store Manager (380) , District Manager (330) , Manager (324) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (226) , Retail Sales Associate (168) , Retail Store Manager (168) , Cashier/Sales Associate (164)

What are the pros of working at Dollar General according to real employee reviews?

"The people I work with are great and we have some really great customers as well." ((in 618 reviews)); "Great coworkers and the hours used to not be a problem until we were told to cut back." ((in 450 reviews)); "And has good benefits" ((in 384 reviews)); "Great employees and i love the atmosphere and all of my customers that i come into contact with every day" ((in 182 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and paid weekly" ((in 167 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dollar General according to real employee reviews?

"A lot of work for low pay and SOME people were really hard to work with." ((in 1576 reviews)); "Poor management( was ridiculed for not collecting enough donations and was done so in front of others)" ((in 724 reviews)); "Managers have to work over 60 hours a week just to stay afloat because of budgets" ((in 610 reviews)); "The hours are long and sometimes you don’t always have the same amount of days off" ((in 565 reviews)); "Oh and if you have kids you cant be a parent anymore because there is no work life balance." ((in 452 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dollar General layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dollar General layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dollar General in 2026.

Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,907 total reviews)

Todd Vasos

31% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,907 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

Nov 22, 2020

Horrible company to work for

District manager

Recommend

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Pros

Company car, not much else.

Cons

Do your homework if you're considering a job here. There is review after review about how bad it is to work here. As a DM you are expected to work "24-7". Store teams are not given enough labor and if stores get behind, DM's are expected to cover the slack. Sales are higher than ever and labor hours are less than ever even though tasks have improved. Unsafe working conditions, stores in disrepair without basic repairs. Lowest wages make hiring good employees impossible - DG hires people who can't get hired anywhere else. No focus on talent only on checking the box. Region Directors are micro-managers, everything is a 911 with daily roll ups. Promises of career advancement but its all based on who you know.

2.0

Jul 7, 2020

Most unsafe business model in retail today

Retail store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

If you don't care about your safety, salary isn't bad & store manager opportunities are frequent due to high turnover. Company is profitable. Stockholders get a good return on investment. Good merchandising program

Cons

Often times one employee working solo; making stores a shoplifting and robbery magnet. High shrink. Self insured for work comp because of bad safety record. Often only 1 employee in store. Business model unlikely to change because of company profitability.

1.0

Jun 23, 2020

Criminal treatment of employees

District manager

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Pros

None - this is literally the worst place to work ever!

Cons

Everything....racism, homophobia, HR calls unanswered, labor laws ignored, OSHA violations everywhere, horrible training, overcharging customers every day, deceptive advertising....need I continue...they will hire anyone because no one wants to work there as you can see by their rating....when they actually hire good experienced people they drive them out when they ask questions about the company's illegal practices. It is an unbelievable place even when you've seen bad elsewhere, you've never seen bad like this!

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