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Q&A With Dollar General Employees
A rewarding career starts with a rewarding workplace. Appreciate an inspiring, uplifting work environment? We do, too. That’s why we’ve intentionally created a culture that celebrates diversity, empowers the individual and fosters a true team spirit. The truth is we all spend a significant amount of our time working; at Dollar General, it’s time well spent.
How employees describe working at Dollar General
It is a salt mine. Dramatic and consistent turnover. Burn and churn DMs.
Review from Operations Dept
it is ok but a bit uncomfortable to me
Review from Product Dept
untill last thing i was ok whith comptey they need to fix things but some of uper bosses just wernt any good
Review from Sales Dept
It is great to help the community save money at the store
Review from Product Dept
Great work environment with the best management team and delightful customers... Pays a lil iffy but the people will make up for that
Review from Customer Support Dept
What it's like to work at Dollar General
- Dollar General employees generally work 8.6 hrs a day
- Employees at Dollar General report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at Dollar General have 0 meetings
- 71% of Dollar General employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Dollar General employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 50% of Dollar General employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Dollar General employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 52% of Dollar General employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Dollar General Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 130
What is the dress code at Dollar General?
Top Employee Response
Black shirts, name tag, close toe shoes, and positive attitude.
We can wear whatever honestly. At mine it’s a regular shirt with jeans, closed toed shoes, any tennis shoes, converse etc. There’s no real distinctive dress code. Hair color can be any, I’ve seen it all at mine.
Can you wear jeans shorts in and Louisiana store because of the heat
Does Dollar General drug test or do a background check?
Top Employee Response
My store did not drug test but they did do a background check and that took forever almost 2 weeks to get back
Nope
they do a background check but no drug test and they really should as I have seen some employees smoking pot and coming to work stoned
How's the vacation policy at Dollar General?
Top Employee Response
Managers get 20 hours paid vacation after 6 months of employment, 40 hours after 1 year, 80 hours after 2 years 120 hours after 7 years, and finally 160 hours after 15 years
Full time employees get 40 hours after 1 year of employment, 80 hours after 3 years of employment, and 120 hours after 7 years of employment all paid vacation
Lead associate get vacation time also
What is Dollar General's policy towards pets in the workplace?
Top Employee Response
service dogs allowed in Dollar General
They are allowed if they are a service animal
No pets allowed
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Dollar General?
Top Employee Response
I would focus on employees and make it so they would want to stay. As it stands, we have a revolving door because they need to find a job that they can support themselves and a family
Due to Dollar Generals business model I’m not sure it can be changed. Dollar General has a flawed business model that puts excessive stress and stress on their front line employees. Front line employees such as myself are extremely over worked while being highly underpaid. I believe Dollar General CEO knows this, it’s that he or they just don’t care. The business model is geared to make money off the sweat of the poor’s back, so there is no way that they could possibly understand our troubles or concerns. Dollar General front line employees had to work on the holidays, I bet corporate didn’t. FLAWED BUSINESS MODEL
The managers and supervisor would need to understand and how so humanity and not be so focus on only giving the opportunities to the chosen employees they often missed employees that can do so much better than the ones they choose. Human relations need to focus more on the employee instead of other things, often the employees we don't know why human relation is there.
What do people at Dollar General think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
At the distribution center manager say they communicate with the CEO and they don't get answers from them that leaves the employees believe that corporations don't care
Beyond store level or DM experience
The CEO needs to take a good hard look at how the employees are treated at his stores, instead of only looking at the bottom dollar. It is fairly easy to get hired on at a Dollar General. However, there is many things that need to be improved. Learning to trust their employees instead of assuming everyone is a thief. Allowing stores enough hours to hire people to do a proper job without working them into the ground.
How's the work life balance at Dollar General?
Top Employee Response
There's no such thing as balance working for Dollar General
Its all work theres very little down time and no real time given to actually do work that needs done.
Over worked and under payed. I have no life outside of work. I spend so much of my week working that I have no time for activities I am passionate about.
How long after an interview at Dollar General does it take to hear back?
I got hired right on the spot, the background checks is what takes the longest nearly 2 weeks
I was contacted 24 to 48 hours later with the hire packet then 24 hours later I was training
Sometimes weeks
How long does it take to hear back after applying to Dollar General?
Top Employee Response
Well I applied online in the evening time and by the next day in the afternoon time I received an email saying congratulations welcome to the team and all my new hire paperwork was allready there to so I just filled it out and it said they would call me when my background check came back but now that did take almost 2 weeks but as soon as they got it back they called me and I started work that same day So it really just depends on when you apply and if they are hiring at that exact moment good luck
5 to 7 days
4 weeks
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Dollar General?
Top Employee Response
The days you're off you're stressed and worried trying to get things situated don't have the money and everything at home are bad and then you have to go in there and work and you are tired you're supposed to be jolly and happy it makes things rough then you have managers who don't care it's all about them or their little pets that they have
Very difficult
A social life does not exist as a Dollar General employee. You are continually called in even when you asked for a specific day off. If you refuse to go in, then you risk retaliation. If you report it, nothing happens.
What's the interview process like at Dollar General?
depends on the manager
it was simple since I was never interviewed at all just hired as a warm body to do the work
Mostly warn me what I was getting into and wanting to know if I was tough enough to handle it all . I am but it's tougher than I thought . But been there almost 10 years
How hard is it to get promoted at Dollar General?
Top Employee Response
It's very easy to get promoted to a key hoder, all you have to do is show up for work on time and actually work and just do as you are asked just like any normal job I only worked there for 2 weeks and they promoted me to a key holder with a nice raise on the hour and at my store as of right now everyone is atleast a key holder and it makes things alot easier on everyone. Now getting promoted to like an assistant manager you have to be a key holder first and allso been working there atleast 6 months. So as long as you go to work everyday as ur scheduled to,and just work and do your job the right way you can get promoted fairly easy
To get promoter at Dollar General you must be a brown nose be the head of the manager or supervisor otherwise they will do for any excuse to gift employee a warning so they no longer qualify for the position.
Show them your a valuable team 6and show up doing your job your on your way
Why work for Dollar General?
They are there to help build on your future and your store will become like family
I like working with people that's why I like working there
Most of our chose to work for Dollar General because it's a family orientated business but once you are there working you know is all a lie if the kiss gets sick they are not willing to work anything out because production is before the family
How challenged are you at Dollar General?
Not much I feel like they hold me back and don't let me do as much as I could as far as advancing in a career
Very little
Very, low labor high amount of work!
How's the work pace at Dollar General?
Our distribution center is usually dirty unless some kind of inspection is coming in or someone high up on the company's coming in then a facility is sparked less
The work never stops and employees are continually assigned more tasks on a daily basis that is possible for them to accomplish while dealing with customers.
All you can handle and never lets up
What kind of activities do employees at Dollar General participate in outside of work?
None
Depends on the area
none
What is the daily attire at Dollar General?
Black shirt, name badge, smile, and positive attitude
Black Polo shirts dark jeans/capris
Black shirt blue jeans that's the attire for Dollar General
What's the pay like for employees at Dollar General?
My store started me out at 10 an hour and after only 3 weeks of working I got promoted to a key holder with a 2 dollar on the hour and as soon as they promote you there your raise will be on the very next check
Below minimum wage. Not any real bonuses, although you are always,asked to work faster and more hours. Upgraded plantation system.
Distribution center the pay is good but with the treatment, employees get with human resource, managers and supervisors no one stays long
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Dollar General?
More pay for the same and cashiers
Lately anybody who applies for Dollar General will be higher as long as the pass the background check because of being desperate and not being able to keep the employees
Just put in an application, they hire anyone
How flexible is your work schedule at Dollar General?
Top Employee Response
At the distribution center, there is no such thing as flexibility in there you do or you don't most people lose their jobs because of the point system and a lot of dumb our parents or single parents and management supervisor don't get tired to say that that's how we work
I have a set time schedule but work different days each week. You just have to tell them what you want to work and they usally give that to you
It’s flexible when I have hours
How do you feel about going to work at Dollar General everyday?
What keeps me going is my paycheck but I used to like my job
I look forward to it that's my income
I cried every day on the way.
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Dollar General?
Three weeks
I had three different interviews on the phone about two weeks to come in for a face-to-face interview and a to them about three weeks to call me in for work and it wasn't even the one that I apply for
Manager. Hired 1 min into interview
How much and how often do raises happen at Dollar General?
once a year and always less than 3%
At the distribution center is you every three months or the amount of work hours whichever comes first
Once a year . 5¢ - 30¢
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Dollar General?
The supervisors and managers will not be able to help when the kids are sick on Wenders by weather like snow or ice to storms
Most of the cashiers hired will be part-time always so they will not be allowed to get dentist benefits or retirement full-time is only for the head managers
That I would be working alone so much and very few breaks if any and that even though I have 3 week of vacation a year I'm lucky to get to take 1-2 days of it !
How do I do well in an interview at Dollar General?
Bring a resume and make sure you have completed the application online before coming in
Be polite honest and genuinely want to work
Just be yourself and agree to be flexible on hours you would work
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Should I work at Dollar General?
24% of Dollar General employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 14% are neutral and 62% would not recommend working at Dollar General to their friends.
| 24% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 14% | Passive |
| 62% | Detractors |
