Decent pay overshadowed by poor upper management tactics - Store Manager Dollar General Employee Review

2.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Salary was decent, always fast paced even when the store was dead.

Cons

upper management only looks to numbers and not the situation of any particular store. Demands all of one's time. got told "Figure it out" a lot instead of receiving constructive guidance. upper management utilized scare tactics and threats to try to "motivate"

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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 Jun 2026
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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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