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Updated 1 Oct 2023

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Found 13,137 of over 13T reviews
2.7
34% Recommend to a Friend
Dollar General CEO Jeff Owen
36% Approve of CEO

Found 13,130 of over 13T reviews

2.7
34%
Recommend to a Friend
36%
Approve of CEO
Dollar General CEO Jeff Owen
Jeff Owen
4,009 Ratings

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Pros
  • "The people I work with are great and we have some really great customers as well.(in 479 reviews)
  • "Great coworkers and the hours used to not be a problem until we were told to cut back.(in 326 reviews)
  • "Insurance benefits were good and reasonable(in 318 reviews)
  • "Great employees and i love the atmosphere and all of my customers that i come into contact with every day(in 145 reviews)
  • "Flexible schedules with school schedules(in 126 reviews)
Cons
  • "A lot of work for low pay and SOME people were really hard to work with.(in 1188 reviews)
  • "Poor management( was ridiculed for not collecting enough donations and was done so in front of others)(in 542 reviews)
  • "Managers have to work over 60 hours a week just to stay afloat because of budgets(in 527 reviews)
  • "The hours are long and sometimes you don’t always have the same amount of days off(in 468 reviews)
  • "Oh and if you have kids you cant be a parent anymore because there is no work life balance.(in 320 reviews)
    1. 5.0
      FEATURED REVIEW
      1 Nov 2022
      Senior HR Manager
      Current Employee
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Growth opportunities Company culture Serving others Work flexibility Exempt bonus structure

      Cons

      Volume of work Urgency expectations Base salary

      2

      Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We will keep your assessment in mind as we continue to evaluate Dollar General employee satisfaction.

      1. 5.0
        6 Mar 2023
        Senior Software Engineer
        Current Employee
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Good Environment and steady growth.

        Cons

        No cons. Need to improve on salary aspects.

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      Dollar General has an overall rating of 2.7 out of 5, based on over 13,383 reviews left anonymously by employees. 34% of employees would recommend working at Dollar General to a friend and 31% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.

      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dollar General employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dollar General. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.

      34% of Dollar General employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Dollar General 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

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