Dollar General only cares about the bottom line - Assistant Manager Dollar General Employee Review

1.0
7 Nov 2010
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Pros

I like helping the customers. Other than that it's a job and pays my bills for now.

Cons

Lot's of stress to work like a dog. If you don't leave exhausted hot and sweaty you didn't work hard enough. They say they care about their employees but they don't. Dollar General is one of the few retail companies that does NOT give employees a discount. They offer health insurance but almost no one gets it, they can't afford the premiums.

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5.0
6 May 2026
Anonymous freelancer
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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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