Store Manager - District Manager Dollar General Employee Review

4.0
Jun 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

First off, its retail. I have worked for a few retailers in my years, and this is a great company. Yes, you will have to work. And yes, its not the greatest pay, but its retail. I have been with the company for just over a year, and because of the effort and results, i was promoted to DM in under 1.5 years. This company is growing fast, and i chose to be a part of this growth. There are so many people that have started as a sales associate and because of their performance, and effort, they are a DM. And they dont have any more or less education than I do. So, if you want to move up fast, with a growing company, but you are not afraid to work, this is a great company. If you dont want to work, but want the positions handed to you. Than dont waste our time or my payroll. Benefits are as good as most retailers, fulltime get paid vacations etc... but the biggest plus is, if i needed off, i got it. This company does better than most retailers with work life balance.

Cons

Hey, its retail. You will work, and deal with some interesting characters. You will throw freight, cashier and.. throw freight and recover the store and did I mention throw freight yet?

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 - Facilities are outdated, broken, and cannot support the volume.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