Store Mgr - Store Manager Dollar General Employee Review

2.0
Aug 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Matches 401K by 5%; It's a job; Will look good on a resume

Cons

Salary is less than with most other companies, but work expectations are higher. SM's do a majority of the work load because labor budgets are tight. Company is now setting an unrealistic work schedule to close two nights a week. This includes closing the night before truck day, and opening at 6:00 the following morning, and throwing frieght for 11 hrs that day. SM's are expected to work six days a week. Work load is heavy for the budgeted hours they provide. Absolutely NO work/life balance, although upper management likes to try to convince you there is, while they sit behind their desks at their home. I've been with the company for almost 4 yrs, and a SM for two. My cup is usually half full, but not where DG is concerned.

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Pros

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Cons

- Leadership is unclear, unfocused, unwilling to provide information, or support. It is all about their ego, being "right", and the good ole boys club. - Leadership is very performative and do not actually care for their employees wellbeing. They are looking for robots without lives. - Feedback is considered wrong and if you do not 100% agree with everything they say, you will be treated as though you committed a crime. They are interested in yes men only and will find a way to push employees out regardless of the validity. - Work life balance does not exist and org policies only apply to those that they like. They've chased all of their top talent away with terrible changes and framed it as a perk we asked for. - Every conversation, speech, memo, and email is fake and performative. They do not live what they say. - They copy every other retailer, are stuck in the past, and DEI was quietly eliminated to avoid the backlash like Target. - Facilities are outdated, broken, and cannot support the volume. If you like disgusting shared spaces, fake perks, and talentless leaders, this place is for you.

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