Dollar Tree reviews

2.8

34% would recommend to a friend

(9,814 total reviews)

Michael C. Creedon Jr.

37% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Dollar Tree has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 9,814 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dollar Tree employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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10K reviews
3.0
Jun 22, 2014

Many Unhappy People

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary possible if you negotiate, but they will offer you much less than you are worth if they can get away with it.

Cons

This is a company that got too big too fast. Not enough employees for the workload, not filling gaps when people leave the company. The focus on company culture seems like something they do because they have to, ex. write these goals that are exactly what we want you to say, not your actual goals. No open communication between management and employees. HR is total crap. Most people who work here are miserable in my opinion. In our weekly meeting representatives for upper management would sit there and check email and texts on their phone clearly being unable to spare twenty minutes a week to care about and or encourage their employees. Bottom line is this company is about profit and profit only, and does not care about internal morale.

1.0
May 4, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good relationships with coworkers, most management

Cons

low pay with unreasonable expectations. Minimal staffing to the detriment of both staff and customers. Many smaller stores have no stocking team, all cashiers are expected to stock. You are expected to achieve 1 box per 2 minutes, regardless of size, dept, customer flow, and interruptions. all employees that are not actively management are paid minimum wage, and do not accrue vacation or sick time regardless of time spent with the company. health insurance is actually pretty good for the cost, but also the lowest version (which you have to wait a year to get) is 100/month, and when you're making minimum (texas is 7.35/hr) at 15 hours a week (or less) You're only making 110.75/week before taxes. Like, seriously? How are you supposed to make ends meet? And upper management is terrible about you having another job to make up for it - They are always minimally staffed, and want you to be available to pick up a shift at a moment's notice. If you don't, district and regional will tell you to phase the employee out without firing them, by giving them even fewer hours until they "reidentify their priorities" - with the idea being to make dollar tree your first and only priority. Uniforms are specifically a green collared polo shirt, and no blue jeans, any deviation is a possible (recommended) write up. The shirts are not provided, and the ones that are available for purchase are upwards of 25$ a piece! So, A quarter of your weekly paycheck to buy a single shirt. The turnover is MASSIVE. Understandably so. act your wage everyone

2.0
Apr 6, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, stock, bonus, flexible with hours (unlimited sick time, but it is tracked and discouraged). They provide a lot of feedback, opportunity to interview for cross banner positions with Family Dollar.

Cons

If you are not male, you likely will not be there long. They demand long hours (7-6 each day on average). Most women in merchandising do not have children, majority of the merchants are older, there is a lack of appetite for change. Tenured associates should not automatically qualify you for promotion, promote for skill. Company just introduced maternity leave (6 weeks) in 2019 and we’re very proud of themselves. Not a good place for a millennial to work with how many other options there are out there. Typically if you are in a category, you will die in that category. Zero movement.

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