Dollar General Reviews in Nashville, TN Area

Former Employee – worked at Dollar General full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Lots of promotion from within, if you want to grab opportunities there is always lots of work to be done and the chance to learn from other groups and departments to work your way up in the company.

Cons – There was a lot of upper management turnover while I was there, led to inconsistencies and discomfort amongst employees about job security.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Dollar General full-time for more than a year

Pros – Interesting work, nice facilities, good bonus potential.

Cons – Turnover is too high. Perpetual aggressiveness with timelines.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dollar General part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – You have a job So i guess thats a pro.

Cons – Everything else. Dollar general just sucks.

Advice to Senior Management – Find new jobs and stop being idiots.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dollar General full-time for less than a year

Pros – the headquarters has a really nice cafeteria and health club. offices are also ok. Underground parking is a plus in bad weather

Cons – no resources to do your work, company expects buyers and senior buyers to perform clerical functions as the company uses software and category management tools from 1980. They are just now looking at implementing new software to bring the company current. Company is also focused on pushing for growth at all costs. No regard to employee thoughts on resources, only on end result.

Advice to Senior Management – Top heavy management and no administrative or clerical resources. DG was fortunate that KKR assisted the company to grow at a time the economy was in awful shape, it is not the management of DG that delivered the growth. It was timing. If you don't think about your associates and the amount of work they have to do, it will ultimately result in declines

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Dollar General full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – a very positive work enviornment, with a world class benefits package, excellent goodlettsville campus and a great team.

Cons – does not pay very well. below industry standards and a lot of travel involved. work hours fluctuate by quarter and less consistency in timings.

Advice to Senior Management – increase pay to match industry standards

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dollar General full-time for more than a year

Pros – Vision, execution, living the values espoused.

Cons – Siloed, intra company division, lack of collaboration

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Dollar General full-time

Pros – Strong business performance, many good people at HQ

Cons – Employees treated disrespectfully with many employees treated poorly

Advice to Senior Management – Regardless of how much it appears that an employee contributes, it is not an excuse for mistreatment of other employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dollar General full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Dollar General is offers a significant opportunity for a career. The company has been posting impressive sales results and has an highly experienced retail management team. Dollar General's strategy is clear. The company is focused on providing customers with convenience, quality and great prices.

Cons – I am very proud to work for Dollar General. Our mission is "Serving Others" and our employees live it every day in 10,000 communities across the country.

Advice to Senior Management – Great job. Keep up the good work! Stay focused on our customer.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Dollar General

Pros – The business is creating lots of growth, which means work stability and job opportunities. Great team! I have found that the managers try to do the right things and truly live the mission of "Serving Others".

Cons – Like everywhere, you wish there were more resources but everyone has that issue. Every organizatio has its own challenges but what is great about this company is that you see people constnatly working on overcomoing those issues.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep making the decisions that continue to help our growth, which means more opportunities for everyone. Continue to recognize performance and communicate what's going on in the company. Everyone seems to benefit when information makes its way throughout the company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Dollar General

Pros – The insurance was cheap. Many locations gave an opportunity for transferring. Usually home by 10pm. Showed me how easy it is to become a store manager if desired.

Cons – Where to begin..... Very unorganized and outdated on their ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software. Very little ability in training employees to fully understand what is going on. Did not feel comfortable trusting management (even on a district level) with HIPAA associated concerns. Even with a doctor's note I was told to write up associates for attendance. There were several times that I heard (from managers of other stores) discuss reasons why an employee was terminated or quit, as well as one occasion where a manager told a potential future employer of one associate (which is confidential information). Managers were underpaid, as were some employees. We were constantly threatened with termination (management and associate levels). Didn't have a sense of trust that a team should have. Huge turnover rates. I have yet to find anyone on a store level to be happy with their job with DG, and with almost any other company you can find at least 1.

Advice to Senior Management – Dollar General could greatly improve by training their management staff the importance of confidentiality, whether it be HIPAA or reasons of termination. It would also be nice to tell associates when they are doing a good job instead of threatening termination when they do a poor job. People that lead using fear as a tool fail as leaders. Please stop saying that "Dollar General is a great company" simply because they are expanding and offer fairly affordable insurance. It takes a lot more than that to become a great company. It may sound like a statement of pure discontent, but it's more than that, the people know it's not true and it makes them feel like DG values money more than its people. Perhaps start a program focusing on values, such as doing the right thing, or respect for others, etc. Thank you for reading.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend