Currently a manager at Dollar General. - Store Manager Dollar General Employee Review

3.0
Aug 18, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility, hard workers get noticed and are often appreciated. Great place for being new to retail business. Experience cultivating and taking constructive direction to become more proficient is the key to excell.

Cons

Not enough budget hours to complete tasks needed to be done, shrink management is difficult if you can only afford two people and both are stuck on registers, there needs to be a floor rover especially when its high traffic times, more people need to be scheduled during truck days to complete with in the 3 day time frame, budget goes based on sales and not productivity needs, this needs working on, the pay is understandable for someone starting out in retail, but when youve had management and store management experience for 10+ years and you startat 8.75 it really speak down to a person and doesnt encourage them to bring that experience with them to better the stores and company as a whole. This isn't complaining this is sharing what is stated in store by staff members and why morale is down and a high turnover rate occurs. Give associates reasons to look forward to working for DG, excellent performance and hard working associates and managers should be rewarded for being the face of the company and directly interactive with DG's customers.

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Cons

Work/Life Balance Can be Stressful

1.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

The job itself is easy. The cash register, stocking (especially the totes and dry truck) and cleaning are so simple however there are certain things that make it difficult, although the work itself is not (under the right circumstances.)

Cons

They never have enough people on shift so it’s always difficult to get things done. It seems like all the managers I know from the store I worked at and the surrounding ones are all so deep into drama it made me wonder if I was back in high school. Dry truck always seems to bring far too much and the stores are so little that overstock is a huge issue here. The reason I ultimately left was due to severe mistreatment and some safety concerns I had regarding some past experiences. I am very glad I left and I would not ever go back.

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