Great...if you don't want to have a life! - Store Manager Dollar General Employee Review

2.0
Sep 2, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Reason #1 I stayed at my store as long as I did was the CUSTOMERS!!! I love them! As a store manager, at least there is a steady paycheck, as long as you work the required 48 hours per week. Room for advancement up until the store management position. They make sure they have "new" products shortly after hitting the market. Raising money for charities, the employee assistance program and the Literacy Foundation. Company growth is good as a whole, there are new stores popping up everywhere.

Cons

Regularly worked 60+ hours per week. Expectations are so high it's ridiculous! Management is forced to threaten employees with write-ups nearly every day. WAY too much paperwork. District managers are overworked and can't focus on small issues that managers aren't "allowed" to deal with. Constant negativity from upper management. I was working every week, one shift for 32 hours straight (no break more than 15 min) per DM. Bonuses are hard to reach. Severe micro-management!! There are so many changes every month its really hard to keep up. Obvious favoritism with certain managers. LOW SALARY!!! ($500 per week take home :p ) If you want to know how bad this company is...just walk into your nearest DG and talk to the employees. They will completely fill you in.

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

There will always be Dollar General stores

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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