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  • "Low pay except you to do everything with little to no help cheap at anything and everything(in 770 reviews)
  • "level personnel; good managers don't last long there; interest and empathy soon turn to disassociation and apathy(in 299 reviews)
  • "Promotions are often out of necessity (high turnover) so there is a great deal of bad management(in 291 reviews)
  • "The job pays minimum wage and no benefits even if you work close to 40 hours a week(in 132 reviews)
  • "Poor upper management.(in 126 reviews)
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  1. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Cashier

    Aug 23, 2018 - Sales Associate/Cashier in Livingston, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Not hard to do at all just have basic math skills and show up on time.

    Cons

    Very low pay and expect a lot out of you for so little money as well as hours

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    2 people found this review helpful
  2. 2.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Worst job experience ever

    Mar 31, 2018 - Cashier in Newport News, VA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Flexible schedule Easy work Self-managed You have more freedom than people would think depending on the store you are at.

    Cons

    Customers are always rude. You get the bare minimum of hours(18-25) and the pay is absolutely atrocious(minimum wage) with no possibility of a raise or promotion. Very mundane

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    1 person found this review helpful
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  4. 2.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Okay for a temporary job, but not much else.

    Aug 31, 2014 - Dollar Tree Cashier in Tyler, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Dollar Tree is a great place to work if you are a high school or college student. They are flexible with scheduling and management is reasonable and competent. You gain experience in retail sales and customer service and also cashiering.

    Cons

    The starting pay is minimum wage and you only get the barest on raises once a year. Upper management isn't very clued in to what goes into stocking. Hours are often cut if the store doesn't make its sales goals. There isn't enough time given to stock the shelves, so merchandise often sits in the stock room collecting dust.

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  5. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    Fun time but not great pay

    Jun 15, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Sweet coworkers and very nice customers would come in

    Cons

    Not very good pay and I had to work two jobs to make enough to survive

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  6. 2.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Stocker and cashier

    Nov 3, 2016 - Stocker and Cashier in Oklahoma City, OK
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    it was fun and laid-back

    Cons

    only working like 5 to 15 hours a week and plus the pay was not good enough

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  7. 2.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Raise the Pay Dollar Tree

    Aug 8, 2021 - Assistant Manager in Philadelphia, PA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Its a good first job but Dollar Tree doesn't do enough for their employees. I only still work there because I enjoy working with everyone at my store. We worked through this covid situation together keeping the store open while others lost staff and closed. Overall, the only valuable thing I got from working at Dollar Tree were the friends I made there, which includes the cashiers, other assistants, sm, and our dm.

    Cons

    Dollar Tree pays minimum wage to cashiers and expects so much when we're so short staffed. Most hourly associates are highly under paid and over pressured to keep the store open at any cost. They abuse salary managers making work more hours when what they are paid for. For anyone in management there is no work life balance with Dollar Tree. Corporate expects too much for what they are willing to pay for and it results being extremely short staffed. If they want to keep any of the good workers they still have they need to do more to make them feel valued, and not just order management to give associates cards.

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    3 people found this review helpful
  8. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Decent Jobs

    Oct 27, 2022 - Sales Associate/Cashier 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    My coworkers are great to be around

    Cons

    The job pays minimum wage and no benefits even if you work close to 40 hours a week

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  9. 2.0
    Current Employee

    Dollar tree

    Mar 13, 2022 - Store Manager 
    Recommend
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    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Hire within easy concept first time job

    Cons

    Low pay except you to do everything with little to no help cheap at anything and everything

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  10. 1.0
    Former Employee

    Assistant Manager

    Jul 20, 2016 - Assistant Store Manager Operations in Cranston, RI
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    I can't think of many pros. As an asst mgr. You are in a bad position. Store mgrs do not work required 2 nights a week . They spend most of the time on the phone with other Stores mgr.Complaining about District mgr .

    Cons

    Asst Mgr have to work for more night then they are told at the beginning. If you don't you are black balled. Pay is minimal and you are not allowed to speak with your Dm with out reporcussion.

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    1 person found this review helpful
  11. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Cashier

    Aug 4, 2015 - Dollar Tree Cashier 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    I like all the people I work with, this is always a plus.

    Cons

    Not enough hours to even pay for your gas to get to work and back.

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