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      Dollar General

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      Dollar General reviews

      2.6

      29% would recommend to a friend

      (15,910 total reviews)
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      Todd Vasos

      31% approve of CEO

      28% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,910 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dollar General employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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      16K reviews
      5.0
      May 19, 2009

      Dollar General -- Leading the way, in a great way, every day!

      Store manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great company to work for, great opportunities for advancement. Excellent benefits. Public has come to know Dollar General as a friendly store, often knowing their customers by name. Creates a sort of a "family" atmosphere. Not something you will find at Wal-Mart or Kmart. I am proud to work for Dollar General, they are a simple company that started off small and are growing by leaps and bounds everyday, while the competitors are going bankrupt Dollar General is growing stronger everyday with new stores opening weekly across the country, creating new jobs for everyday people.

      Cons

      Lots of hours as a store manager, maybe not a good career choice for someone with a family

      2.0
      Apr 29, 2013

      Typical Corporate Machine that undervalues its human resources.

      Cashier/sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Our store manager is one of the hardest-working people I have ever met, and is the reason that the work environment is positive despite all of the shortcomings of the Corporate Plan for store operations.

      Cons

      Where to begin...Work hours are regularly cut, leaving too much work for the two people per shift (a manager and cashier), no support system for regular store maintenance (we went three weeks without AC last summer), overworking of managers (60-70 hrs/week), sales/average basket counts hurt employee morale when they write you up for not selling enough product, corporate distrusts employees more than customers (believe high SHRINK due to employees instead of shoplifters), high turnover rate due to much of the above (in three years, I have worked with over 30 people in a store that never employs more than seven people at any given time)...the list goes on and on.

      1.0
      Jan 9, 2013

      Very dissatisfied with my job experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The only pro I can think of is the communication with people. You learn a lot from your customers and your coworkers.

      Cons

      Ungrateful upper management, expected to be a "slave", must work overtime with no pay, no help from upper management

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