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      Dollar General

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      Dollar General reviews

      2.6

      29% would recommend to a friend

      (15,888 total reviews)
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      Todd Vasos

      33% approve of CEO

      29% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.4

      Culture & values

      2.3

      Work/Life balance

      2.3

      Senior management

      2.3

      Compensation and benefits

      Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,888 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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      Reviews by job title

      16K reviews
      5.0
      May 19, 2009

      Dollar General -- Leading the way, in a great way, every day!

      Store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great company to work for, great opportunities for advancement. Excellent benefits. Public has come to know Dollar General as a friendly store, often knowing their customers by name. Creates a sort of a "family" atmosphere. Not something you will find at Wal-Mart or Kmart. I am proud to work for Dollar General, they are a simple company that started off small and are growing by leaps and bounds everyday, while the competitors are going bankrupt Dollar General is growing stronger everyday with new stores opening weekly across the country, creating new jobs for everyday people.

      Cons

      Lots of hours as a store manager, maybe not a good career choice for someone with a family

      4.0
      May 15, 2009

      I've had worse jobs than this.

      Assistant manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The job is predictable due to the weekly store mail that gives specific daily tasks to be completed, the pay is acceptable, the benefits aren't bad. Job security in this financial time is pretty good.

      Cons

      Long hours, constantly changing work hours allowed each week, no individuality (not always a bad thing either). Always feeling like "Big Brother" is watching my every move.

      2.0
      May 12, 2009

      Be all they'll let you be!

      Store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It is easy if you can just do what you're told without questioning and if you can not care about your employees

      Cons

      Long hours, constantly changing priorities, poor life/work balance especially for hourly employees. You do not get to merchandise, mange, or think outside of the box at all. You are asked to get tasks accomplished and provide great customer service, and whatever else with ever declining payroll and ancient systems that create double work. You do not get to develop personnel, and the DM actually runs your store. You can't do anything that costs or affects anything in your store without DM approval.

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