Item: Dollar General
Rating: 4
Author: Store Manager

Question 1

Is Dollar General a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Dollar General has an overall rating of 2.6 out of 5, based on over 16,284 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 29% of employees would recommend working at Dollar General to a friend and 27% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dollar General have been left by employees working as Intern, Demand Chain Management Analyst and Part Time Cashier.

Question 2

Does Dollar General pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dollar General employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dollar General. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Dollar General?

Accepted Answer

29% of Dollar General employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Dollar General 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dollar General?

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Store Manager (2042), Sales Associate (1623), Assistant Manager (1150), Cashier (745), Sales Associate/Cashier (723), Lead Sales Associate (510), Key Holder (464), Lead Sales Associate/Key Holder (389), Assistant Store Manager (380), District Manager (330), Manager (324), ASM- Assistant Store Manager (226), Retail Sales Associate (168), Retail Store Manager (168), Cashier/Sales Associate (164)

Question 5

What are the pros of working at Dollar General according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"The people I work with are great and we have some really great customers as well." ((in 609 reviews)); "Great coworkers and the hours used to not be a problem until we were told to cut back." ((in 442 reviews)); "And has good benefits" ((in 381 reviews)); "Great employees and i love the atmosphere and all of my customers that i come into contact with every day" ((in 177 reviews)); "Flexible work hours and scheduling." ((in 162 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at Dollar General according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"A lot of work for low pay and SOME people were really hard to work with." ((in 1567 reviews)); "Poor management( was ridiculed for not collecting enough donations and was done so in front of others)" ((in 739 reviews)); "Managers have to work over 60 hours a week just to stay afloat because of budgets" ((in 605 reviews)); "The hours are long and sometimes you don’t always have the same amount of days off" ((in 563 reviews)); "Oh and if you have kids you cant be a parent anymore because there is no work life balance." ((in 444 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Dollar General layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dollar General layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dollar General in 2026.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Dollar General locations?

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Goodlettsville, Nashville, San Antonio, Atlanta, Houston, Indianapolis, Memphis, Dallas, Marion, Jacksonville, Oklahoma City, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Saint Louis, Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Bessemer, Birmingham, Columbia, Mobile, Columbus, Tampa, Longview, Montgomery, Austin, Tulsa, Jackson, Fulton, Scottsville

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