Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,915 total reviews)
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Todd Vasos

31% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,915 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dollar General employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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16K reviews
2.0
Apr 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There are plenty of stores. Most managers are friendly and eager to help new employees. Good or decent work hours. They do give pay raises quite often, but usually only $0.30 to a $1.00 at a time if lucky.

Cons

Once in management your salaried and you don't get overtime, and you usually work 10 to 20 hours overtime every week unless you have a great team,

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