Salary v expectations - Store Manager Dollar Tree Employee Review

2.0
Jan 22, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Sm are required to work 45 hrs but they base your pay off 40 hrs. During xmas you have to work 6 days a wk no exceptions for the entire time of after Thanksgiving until the week of Xmas. You have to work every day up to Xmas. You get 1 comp day to use before Feb for all that. And it's not even a livable salary. Especially if you have a family. The training is sub par and Goodluck to ya if you need help in your store or have a questions. Hr is totally absent unless they want to give you grief about something and they say you have work life bal... that's a joke. If you think you're doing well, don't hold your breathe because they'll make sure you know you're not. Their expectations are unrealistic especially when you can't staff the store properly. 😒 too much stress for a bs retail job. 5 out of 5 do not recommend.

Cons

Read above. There are no pros lol 😆 I qualified for 2 bonuses and wasn't paid out on either and given a bs reason as to why. And I never get support from my district but whenever the dm needs a favor I'm the first to be asked. The math doesn't math here. N they write up sm for things totally out if their control too. It's great for a first time ever job for a kid as a cashier. That's about it.

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Pros

Good team and energy. Responsible people.

Cons

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4.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

My coworkers are kind and honest. The work is fun when it can be and some of the customers have a good spirit. When it comes to your break, you can at least afford your snacks/meals cause they're cheap. I find it fun to look into what my customers are buying. Managers are great and modest about their greatness. Would recommend to a friend because there are worser places to work at.

Cons

Some people have been consistently calling out in my area and I am burnt out from people who don't show up when they're scheduled to. If you're a cashier, you only get a ten minute break and it's not enough time for ramen. You'll feel lucky when you get 30 minutes for covering someone else's shift. Corporate is dramatic with some of their rules, like it's considered theft if you don't pay for your food, but you require a manager to be present in order to pay for it, and managers can be busy at times. Some customers can be quite impatient whilst making the line longer with demands, especially if they don't calculate their finances whilst shopping. Some of the technology is old and when it's broken down, I am told that I am not allowed to put "out of order" signs up. Some customers don't understand that they should never pay with a $100 bill early in the morning at any store. If you want to volunteer and do extra work without a payroll, you will be told that you can get written up for it because they have to pay you. The trainings on workday are obvious that they're old by many years and have not been updated to match new policies.

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