The worst work experience in my life - Anonymous employee Dollar General Employee Review

1.0
Apr 3, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There is not one good reason to work for Dollar General

Cons

The stress the managers go through is treadful. The pay for what the management team is below average. They are constantly building stores. Why don't they take some of the increased sales money they are making and increase the salaries or offer more for current employee's They ask too much from the employee's but continue to pay them minumum wage. No tools for the management team to work with. I have been offered a salary management position but would never accept it seeing what my manager goes through. They do not care about your personal life. The turnover rate is over or close to 100%.

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Pros

The job itself is easy. The cash register, stocking (especially the totes and dry truck) and cleaning are so simple however there are certain things that make it difficult, although the work itself is not (under the right circumstances.)

Cons

They never have enough people on shift so it’s always difficult to get things done. It seems like all the managers I know from the store I worked at and the surrounding ones are all so deep into drama it made me wonder if I was back in high school. Dry truck always seems to bring far too much and the stores are so little that overstock is a huge issue here. The reason I ultimately left was due to severe mistreatment and some safety concerns I had regarding some past experiences. I am very glad I left and I would not ever go back.

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