Family Dollar Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Overall Family Dollar was a great company to work for. I loved working with my co-workers and was deeply saddened when my employment there was terminated."

"I have worked for Family Dollar for 3 yrs and though it is a successful company I feel that it does not have the best interest of the employees of the entry level positions in mind. With low pay, minimal chances for advancement, I feel the company can improve.So therefore I feel it is best if I move on."

"Worked in family Dollar IT for about an year and has been a good experience."

"FD has done well to embrace new business practices and tools but need to follow through by improving some dated process and cultural aspects. Overall, a fine place to work."

"Family dollar is a great company to work for, but for me I just want a better paying job, and to do something I love at the same time."

"I worked for this company for 5 years. I went wherever I was asked whenever I was asked. I helped many stores and advanced rapidly, but at a cost of my personal life and family. At times I was working 80-90 hr weeks (salaried) and always understaffed because the company doesn't offer enough payroll. I was working in a tough city store and was alone every morning for at least 1 or 2 hrs. The rest of the time there were only 2 employees. Some of the stores are alone for 7 or more hrs."

"While working for Family Dollar I enjoyed the different things that I learned."

"To be successful as a mgr you must work 70-80 hours a week. Low salaries even for mgrs. Field my and top bosses expect you to not ever leave. It's a crime!"

"Great place to work. A lot of opportunity to grow."

"A challenging job with decent benefits."

What do you like about working at Family Dollar?

"The opportunity to manage people and make decisions based on what needs to be accomplished."

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

"You must have the ability to multi-task and complete projects in a timely manner."

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

"I am not working in a field that I am happy in. I prefer working as a draftsperson over anything else I have ever done, it is what I am cut out for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Currently, my suggestions to my manager are based on company policies, to follow through with each policy thourghly and to keep organization within the store, front and back alike."

"Store managers work 90+ hours a week to make budget."

What do you like about working at Family Dollar?

"New challenges every day, which necessitate creativity and out-of-the-box thinking."

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

"You must be very people friendly and able to deal effectively with people of every strata of society."

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

"Store managers have no work/life balance. In a month, you might get 2 days off where you don't have to be in the store for some reason. Average hrs per day are 12 - 14."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make the Assistant Store Managers salaried. More payroll for more sales and less customer theft."

What do you like about working at Family Dollar?

"The variety of work and the fast pace of multi-store management"

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

"It is a great comany to work for and make sure you know your sales numbers before ionterviewing"

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

"I enjoy working at the company but am looking to change careers"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue on the path that the company is on, it has made great strides in improving store conditions"

"With Fds you operate the district as if it were your own company."

What do you like about working at Family Dollar?

"You set your schedule and basically are your own boss."

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

"Be prepared for a high pressure job with little outside assistance."

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

"District managers need assistance and guideance from supervisors within their district."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Train new personnel better. New store managers and District managers tend to drown from too many, projects."

"Good company overall - weak benefits, poor career paths."

What do you like about working at Family Dollar?

"Strong leadership, people-family oriented, nice people, close to residence."

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

"Limited growth opportunities, limited resources, poor office environment, do not want to invest in technology."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop a better career promotion path. Develop better communication, improve cross-training."

"Awesome work and family life balance."

What do you like about working at Family Dollar?

"It was a very family oriented corporation. The management were flexible and caring."

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

"It wasn't the company, I just didn't enjoy my line of work any longer"