I found the Store Managers and staff to be very willing. Corporate has unrealistic expectations of what anyone can do. - District Manager Dollar General Employee Review

1.0
Dec 11, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Paycheck never bounced, Company car and a gas card...That's it!

Cons

Long hours, unrealsitic demands placed on DM's to enforce upon store staff's. Company culture is that of ALL the employee's are stealing, lying and abusing the system. There is no work/life balance- They suck the life right out of you! You DO NOT need a job this badly.

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Pros

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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 - Facilities are outdated, broken, and cannot support the volume.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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