More Respect, Less Drama - Cashier/Stocker Dollar General Employee Review

3.0
Jan 30, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Weekly paycheck Easy to move up in the company Breaks are nice compared to other places I've worked at (15 min, 30 min, and 1 hour depending on time worked) The work and register are easy compared to other places (the truck driver unloads the truck) If something goes wrong, upper management is quick to respond and help

Cons

Cashiers can not void items or transactions and cannot price scan using the computer or we get written up for it. Seems silly since I have been able to do all 3 of those at my other retail jobs. Customers can be very rude but that is expected when working in retail Way too much employee drama No employee discount It is very easy to get "written up" for little things People get fired and quit very frequently Managers work by themselves at times and pull double shifts a lot A lot is expected of a manager such as recovering most of the store by themselves every night Only one manager works at all times (the manager gets interrupted a lot on breaks since there is no manager to cover)

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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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