Depends on who you work with and store location - Sales Associate Dollar General Employee Review

3.0
Jul 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-You get paid. This can hold you over while you look for better work, or you can try to be a manager. -You don't have to work outside in the heat or in the cold. The buildings temperature is controlled by corporate and stays around 75-85 degrees. -If you work at a store location that doesn't have a high volume of customers, your job can be somewhat laid back.

Cons

-The only place to move up in the company that is somewhat accessible is to be the store manager. There are special teams and district managers, but these positions are rarely up for grabs. You have to "know somebody". -Dealing with angry customers and thieves. -You don't get a lot of dependable people at these kinds of jobs so if you are dependable you get called in A LOT on your scheduled time off. -Corporate always wants more out of you for less time. You have to just do what you can do and not stress. -Worked all holidays (except Christmas day). Don't let me scare you with all these cons. The job is okay if you can talk to people. It's just not a "dream job".

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Cons

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 - Facilities are outdated, broken, and cannot support the volume.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