Not a bad first job. Learn the nitty gritty of what it takes to run a business. - Anonymous employee Dollar General Employee Review

3.0
May 1, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Paid weekly. Work hard and you may have opportunities to advance in the company.

Cons

DG demands maximum effort at minimum pay. Schedules are a suggestion only. Be prepared to get a phone call or text at any time - including on days off - demanding you come in, or wanting to know why you are late for your shift when the schedule was just changed that morning and no one bothered to tell you ("it is your responsibility to check the board...") .

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5.0
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Pros

supportive management team, and work environment.

Cons

No control over store systems: lights, a/c, etc.

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 - Facilities are outdated, broken, and cannot support the volume.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