Currently a manager at Dollar General. - Store Manager Dollar General Employee Review

3.0
Aug 18, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility, hard workers get noticed and are often appreciated. Great place for being new to retail business. Experience cultivating and taking constructive direction to become more proficient is the key to excell.

Cons

Not enough budget hours to complete tasks needed to be done, shrink management is difficult if you can only afford two people and both are stuck on registers, there needs to be a floor rover especially when its high traffic times, more people need to be scheduled during truck days to complete with in the 3 day time frame, budget goes based on sales and not productivity needs, this needs working on, the pay is understandable for someone starting out in retail, but when youve had management and store management experience for 10+ years and you startat 8.75 it really speak down to a person and doesnt encourage them to bring that experience with them to better the stores and company as a whole. This isn't complaining this is sharing what is stated in store by staff members and why morale is down and a high turnover rate occurs. Give associates reasons to look forward to working for DG, excellent performance and hard working associates and managers should be rewarded for being the face of the company and directly interactive with DG's customers.

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

None. This is the worst company I've ever worked for. The pay is not commeasurate with the amount of work that you were expected to do. Dollar General runs their stores on skeleton crews and each person is expected to do the work of 3 to four people.

Cons

Everything. From dealing with incredibly rude customers, to the pay, to the workload and everything in between. Again, this is the worst company that I have ever worked for and I've definitely had my fair share of jobs in my lifetime.

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