It's a job... - Sales Associate Dollar General Employee Review

2.0
24 Jun 2013
Recommend
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Pros

It pays, did not seem to mess with hours I worked.

Cons

Management gets the lions share of hours (whether they want them or not) while out of season, associates are lucky to get 15 hours in a week. In season it's ok, but out of season, expect to do the same amount of work you'd do in a 40 hour week in season, compressed into 10-20 hours. If you can't watch the register, keep the front clean, and stock/recover near the back of the store at the same time without any customers waiting, and without leaving anything unfinished, expect threats of write-ups. You are expected to have full availability, even out of season, meaning NO second jobs, or your hours will be around 0-5/wk. Be ready to be called in on days off, and the schedule to change at any manager's/keyholder's whim. And if you don't get promoted to keyholder within 1 month (You aren't supposed to be eligible until 90 days after your hire date), expect management to pass you up for a new hire who isn't fully trained to handle the register, let alone have keys. (Though keyholder is just a ton of extra work for almost no extra pay.) Be ready to be expected to racially profile if you live in a medium-bad neighborhood. Expect slightly above minimum wage, but not enough to reasonably live off of out-of-season.

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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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