It is the worst working environment. - Store Manager Dollar General Employee Review

1.0
30 Jan 2012
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Pros

Some of the customers are the reason why I like my job. My team members, we have a good relationship. As for anything else, I have nothing else, that I like.

Cons

Unrealistic goals. Treated like slaves, DMS stressed out by corporate, profits going up, yet, the employees never see any of it. Bonuses,that is a joke, they make the goals unachievable. Store managers working 65 to 80 hours a week. No work and life balance, going home and feeling like a zombie. Never seeing our families because of the workload that is brought upon us by the Dollar General. Cannot keep help because the only pay minimum wage, being in our stores 4 to 5 hours by ourselves because of no payroll. Stores having mad dashes to get them cleaned up for corporate visits, pulling people out of other stores and having that store shorthanded beacuase they are giving people to clean up somebody elves. Meanwhile, they see a perfect store, not a real one. I could go on and on.

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Pros

Reasonable Pay Safe Clean Great opportunities

Cons

Work/Life Balance Can be Stressful

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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