Dollar General, it's a job. - Anonymous employee Dollar General Employee Review

2.0
Mar 23, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

In this economy, Dollar General is doing very well and is growing. They are opening new stores and creating new jobs.

Cons

The company is extremely cheap. The leadership likes to say they are cost effective, not cheap. But they cut costs so much quality suffers. It is a work-a-holic culture. They work the employees into the ground and don't pay them very well. They are making so much profit but they keep cutting anywhere they can any many places they shouldn't. The leadership increased the amount the employees have to pay for benefits and patted themselves on the back for it so now KKR can make even more profits.

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Pros

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Cons

- Leadership is unclear, unfocused, unwilling to provide information, or support. It is all about their ego, being "right", and the good ole boys club. - Leadership is very performative and do not actually care for their employees wellbeing. They are looking for robots without lives. - Feedback is considered wrong and if you do not 100% agree with everything they say, you will be treated as though you committed a crime. They are interested in yes men only and will find a way to push employees out regardless of the validity. - Work life balance does not exist and org policies only apply to those that they like. They've chased all of their top talent away with terrible changes and framed it as a perk we asked for. - Every conversation, speech, memo, and email is fake and performative. They do not live what they say. - They copy every other retailer, are stuck in the past, and DEI was quietly eliminated to avoid the backlash like Target. - Facilities are outdated, broken, and cannot support the volume. If you like disgusting shared spaces, fake perks, and talentless leaders, this place is for you.

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