Demanding but Fair - Anonymous employee Dollar General Employee Review

4.0
27 Jan 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Dollar General is a very structured company for which to work. Pretty much everything they expect is spelled out in laymans terms and is very black and white with no gray areas.

Cons

They are pretty demanding in their schedules and the lack of payroll that you are presented with at the store level. They will ask that you cut hours from your schedule if another store or district blows their budget so that the company itself can make its budget. This places a heavy burden on the management because we are left with all the tasks to complete.

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Pros

Reasonable Pay Safe Clean Great opportunities

Cons

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1.0
2 Jul 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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