Overworked - Anonymous employee Dollar General Employee Review

1.0
Nov 17, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is very challenging, physically and mentally. The customers are, for the most part, wonderful people. My employees are fantastic. My DM is apparently one of the few good ones out there.

Cons

Store managers are expected to work 6 days a week. In order to get everything done that needs to be done I am usually in there from open to close. My payroll is not enough to have a cashier in the mornings so I am by myself 4 to 5 hours a day. Having to get truck out in 48 hours no matter how big it is or how little help I have. Changing planograms does increase sales but it also makes customers angry. The customers get mad when they can't find something, or even someone to help them because the only person in the store is working the register. Cutting payroll doesn't do anything but stress the managers and make the customers angry. Corporate has great ideas but they don't always work very well in the real world. A lot of times I find myself resentful when I realize that with the hours I work my minimum wage cashier earns more than I do!

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1.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

The job itself is easy. The cash register, stocking (especially the totes and dry truck) and cleaning are so simple however there are certain things that make it difficult, although the work itself is not (under the right circumstances.)

Cons

They never have enough people on shift so it’s always difficult to get things done. It seems like all the managers I know from the store I worked at and the surrounding ones are all so deep into drama it made me wonder if I was back in high school. Dry truck always seems to bring far too much and the stores are so little that overstock is a huge issue here. The reason I ultimately left was due to severe mistreatment and some safety concerns I had regarding some past experiences. I am very glad I left and I would not ever go back.

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