Dollar General Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"That store is only as good as your worst employee."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I worked and saw this store evolve from a bare floor to flourishing store. I worked 40+ hours per week and loved every minute of my job. I had a crew/team that I could get them to do anything. The people, so many people! There is nothing like the holidays in retail: excited little kids, parents scurrying around, and the generosity of people for those less fortunate. Every week when the truck arrived, it was exciting to see what we received different. I really like merchandising the end caps and window dressing. None of the general duties--such as cash accountability, deposits, opening, closing, tending to the security alarms and safe, ordering, stock counts, on hand adjustments, clean and safe work place, safe shopping areas, stocking shelves, customer service, hiring, training, fair discipline of employees, calling corporate to get a repairman there, taking voice mail from the DM, taking out the trash, or cleaning the parking lot--was ever a problem for me. I did whatever it took to keep that store at the top."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"There was no room to advance to a manager. There were a few of types of paper I was never permitted to learn and I don't have a nice answer for that. When Dollar General got into Nascar racing, all assistants lost their bonus. The manager spent very little time in the store. Enough said."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure when you make someone an assistant manager, the registers are set up to take their number and they don't have to use the manager's number, making it look like she opened and closed every day. Investigate employee complaints and take them seriously before you end up begging good management to stay. Stop making the manager your priority."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I liked the people who came into the store on a weekly basis that you got to know on a personal level."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"The pay was very low for what I was doing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Employees work hard at Dollar General. I would suggest paying as such."

"Dollar General is a great place to work."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I enjoy consistently producing positive business results in regard to sales, profit/loss and developing quality talent."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"I enjoy working for Dollar General. I have no dislikes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest Dollar General continue with refining and positively impacting the business needs to enhance profitability."

"It was difficult to work at that time."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I like dealing with the customers."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"There is nothing to not like."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would just suggest more hours available."

"Very challenging. There is not a lot of payroll and you must be very well organized."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I like the opportunity for growth."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"The company is not stable."

"It was a good job."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"My position as a regional trainer was an opportunity to develop others by using my skills."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"I didn't like the stability of the position at the time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Advertise a little more."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I liked the flexibility and how they understood that people actually have lives away from work."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"I didn't like the constant overseeing done by the district manager, and the negative attitude some people brought to the work place."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Relax. Take a breath every day before you start. Make a list of problems to solve or objectives for the day, and then complete them, and be flexible. My project management teacher taught me this and it's kind of my day-to-day motto now."

"Poor company."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"It is a national company."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"I don't like the management style."

"I was informed that I would be a store manager, and it did not happen."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I liked the business part of it, learning new things about business and how it worked. I liked knowing that I was giving my all to the company."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"I didn't like the wages and the empty promises."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be a transformational manager and inspire all your employees to work together as a team, instead of just doing it for themselves. Your employees help make the business grow."

"Good environment, but compensation needs work."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I like the people and environment."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"I don't like the advancement and salary."

"It's a good place to work and get along with the crew members."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I like being a cashier, and helping other people and customers. Also, I like greeting the customers."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"There are not enough hours and pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My head manager told me to become a manager because I know what I'm doing with my job."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I liked running every aspect of the business. This job allowed me to have a hand in each part of my business - planning, allocation, product development, off price, market buys, etc."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always be open to change, and be ready to do more than you have done in most other buyer positions. Learn to deal with a BIG ship that TURNS really slow, but work pace is VERY fast."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"There were too many upper management changes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"DG started losing it balance - work/personal."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I liked keeping busy, and the responsibility of managing the store."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"I didn't like nights and weekends"

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"I liked meeting different people every day, and the great team."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"I never had a problem."

What do you like about working at Dollar General?

"With hard work, they give you an opportunity to move up within the company."

What don't you like about working at Dollar General?

"I worked a lot of nights."