Horrible company to work for - District Manager Dollar General Employee Review

1.0
22 Nov 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Company car, not much else.

Cons

Do your homework if you're considering a job here. There is review after review about how bad it is to work here. As a DM you are expected to work "24-7". Store teams are not given enough labor and if stores get behind, DM's are expected to cover the slack. Sales are higher than ever and labor hours are less than ever even though tasks have improved. Unsafe working conditions, stores in disrepair without basic repairs. Lowest wages make hiring good employees impossible - DG hires people who can't get hired anywhere else. No focus on talent only on checking the box. Region Directors are micro-managers, everything is a 911 with daily roll ups. Promises of career advancement but its all based on who you know.

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5.0
6 May 2026
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Pros

Great place to work at

Cons

Management wasn’t good all the time

1.0
23 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You have an opportunity to create good good relationships with your customers.

Cons

There is no work life balance. If you’re a store manager you’re expected to be there 24/7 if necessary. You’re also salary, so you’re paid for a flat 40 hours but required to schedule yourself for a minimum of 48 hours. No holiday pay, no overtime. You have access to two types of bonuses but they’re IF you qualify for them. You get little to no support from upper management and constantly told you’re not doing enough. They don’t care if you’re having staffing issues and still expect you to get the truck completely worked in 2 days and the store to be 100% recovered daily, even if you’re alone. Then they’ll either look for ways to write you up to terminate you or push you until you quit.

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