Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,935 total reviews)
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Todd Vasos

30% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,935 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dollar General employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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16K reviews
5.0
Dec 12, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

The corporate office is very comfortable and there seems to be plenty of room for advancement. Fringe benefits are great.

Cons

Compensation could stand to be a little better. Sometimes the environment is too structured making it difficult to think outside of the box.

2.0
Dec 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly Co-workers. Friendly Managers. Some friendly customers. Ability to work around school schedule. Easy to learn.

Cons

VERY underpaid for expected workload. Sometimes very limited hours. Can not live off this job. Corporation thinks you are a theif, and they WILL tell you about it. Alot of the daily goals are unobtainable.

2.0
Dec 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The insurance was cheap. Many locations gave an opportunity for transferring. Usually home by 10pm. Showed me how easy it is to become a store manager if desired.

Cons

Where to begin..... Very unorganized and outdated on their ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software. Very little ability in training employees to fully understand what is going on. Did not feel comfortable trusting management (even on a district level) with HIPAA associated concerns. Even with a doctor's note I was told to write up associates for attendance. There were several times that I heard (from managers of other stores) discuss reasons why an employee was terminated or quit, as well as one occasion where a manager told a potential future employer of one associate (which is confidential information). Managers were underpaid, as were some employees. We were constantly threatened with termination (management and associate levels). Didn't have a sense of trust that a team should have. Huge turnover rates. I have yet to find anyone on a store level to be happy with their job with DG, and with almost any other company you can find at least 1.

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