It's pretty alright. - Part Time Key Holder Dollar General Employee Review

4.0
Jul 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

In my experience, it was usually busy and I could rely on my coworkers. Every store manager I worked with was competent, and would put in well over the amount of work they should have had to. I knew that if something went wrong my my manager would be able to back me. The work is usually pretty easy, once I'd been there for a while and got used to the pace I could generally mentally check out while I was working.

Cons

The biggest con of working at Dollar General, at least for me, was the customers. While the majority of people are just trying to shop, the exceptions generally manage to be overwhelmingly unpleasant. Another con could be the pace, which while dependent on where you are located, could get extremely unpleasant during certain times, such as holidays or during panics. If you are bad at dealing with people I can't recommend this job, as well as if you have anger problems.

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5.0
May 6, 2026
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Pros

Great place to work at

Cons

Management wasn’t good all the time

1.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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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 - Facilities are outdated, broken, and cannot support the volume.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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