Dollar General Reviews

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

Pros – Liked most of my co-workers and my bosses. They were motivating by giving compliments on job performance.

Cons – Cashiers are expected to do the majority of the work. You have to work the register, help customers, stock, clean, and anything else they want you to do, I was always stuck up front dealing with mad customers while everyone else was in the back of the store putting out stock and laughing and having a good ol' time. No benefits and the pay is pretty much minimum wage.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat your cashiers better or pay them better with some benefits.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dollar General

Pros – Family Oriented
Community Oriented
Good work environment

Cons – None in my opinion for this location.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dollar General full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Good pay, work balance and peers are top notch

Cons – Management slow to respond to needs. Not committed to loss prevention

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 less than a year

Pros – There is always job security as long as you bust butt!

Cons – The pay and hours are horrible.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay the employees better and stop taking away our hours

No, I would not 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 – All of my pros relate directly to my awesome store manager. She took care of her staff, and tried to be flexible with our hours within reason.

Cons – Barely any staff to work with, as a result managers where overworked. Sometimes unrealistic work loads.

Advice to Senior Management – Possibly consider hiring on more staff to help out with workloads. When you only have two people working and need two pages of things done in one day, it's very hard to do.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Dollar General

Pros – -Know what is expected out of you
-Employees are friendly
-Manager promotes good team chemistry

Cons – -customers can be very rude
-work demands excessive for what you are being paid

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

Former Employee – worked at Dollar General part-time for less than a year

Pros – Breaks, Some free stuff depending on what it is like snacks

Cons – Pay, Poor management, no real discount,

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Stable company to work for.

Cons – No family life,long hours,not enough payroll hours,Do a lot with very little,They do not appreciate there associates very much start at minimum and demand a lot of work from them.

Advice to Senior Management – Recognize management in store more. Store managers should not have to work 6 days a week.Training is ok with the company.

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 – Dollar General offers part-time employees health benefits. Pay is a set rule based on performance and work experience. Moving up is easy and encouraged.

Cons – Dollar General is a cheap company that does little to better the look of it's stores. Because most stores are usually targeted for theft. Dollar General believes it's "Shrink" is caused mostly by employees (70%).

Advice to Senior Management – Maybe it's time to complain to corporate. You need better security, better floor plans, better ways to deter robbery. Cashiers should not handle dropping deposits in wide open spaces.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend