Unappreciated at most levels and trust no one - Store Manager Dollar General Employee Review

2.0
Jun 25, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Freedom of interacting with customers and no under the almighty magnifying glass. Salary was within normal ranges for the position

Cons

I was drafted from a retail company with much higher standards by a regional, I was the thought of very highly by many and asked to be a DM many times. Had an accident at work have 7 bulged disks and worked under those conditions and meds for 7 years. Then one new DM comes in with a history of abuse, well, guess who won? Worked out of the system, I heard that he never knew I was hurt. REALLY?? Did what my regional wanted me to accomplish. Just a number, a liability.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

You have an opportunity to create good good relationships with your customers.

Cons

There is no work life balance. If you’re a store manager you’re expected to be there 24/7 if necessary. You’re also salary, so you’re paid for a flat 40 hours but required to schedule yourself for a minimum of 48 hours. No holiday pay, no overtime. You have access to two types of bonuses but they’re IF you qualify for them. You get little to no support from upper management and constantly told you’re not doing enough. They don’t care if you’re having staffing issues and still expect you to get the truck completely worked in 2 days and the store to be 100% recovered daily, even if you’re alone. Then they’ll either look for ways to write you up to terminate you or push you until you quit.

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