Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,919 total reviews)
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Todd Vasos

31% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,919 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
4.0
Jun 27, 2015

Store Manager

Recommend
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Pros

First off, its retail. I have worked for a few retailers in my years, and this is a great company. Yes, you will have to work. And yes, its not the greatest pay, but its retail. I have been with the company for just over a year, and because of the effort and results, i was promoted to DM in under 1.5 years. This company is growing fast, and i chose to be a part of this growth. There are so many people that have started as a sales associate and because of their performance, and effort, they are a DM. And they dont have any more or less education than I do. So, if you want to move up fast, with a growing company, but you are not afraid to work, this is a great company. If you dont want to work, but want the positions handed to you. Than dont waste our time or my payroll. Benefits are as good as most retailers, fulltime get paid vacations etc... but the biggest plus is, if i needed off, i got it. This company does better than most retailers with work life balance.

Cons

Hey, its retail. You will work, and deal with some interesting characters. You will throw freight, cashier and.. throw freight and recover the store and did I mention throw freight yet?

5.0
Jun 14, 2015

good

Recommend
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Pros

I loved working for this company

Cons

I have nothing negative to say

3.0
Jun 5, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

BIG growth company with a lot of opportunity. Tries to promote from within as much as possible. Annual raises at the store level for Keyholders and above. Big donator to several causes, food banks and literacy to name a few. College grants and tuition reimbursement when you're there for a year.

Cons

Typical retail hours, be ready to work nights and weekends if you're in a store. There are a lot of truck shipments and stocking, cleaning and customer service required at the store level.

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