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Q&A With Dollar General Employees
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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: 25 TOT: 130
How's the morale at Dollar General?
At the Dollar General the morale is very low on the last couple days the supervisor told our full case pickers that they were all replaceable no one expected that that pickers started to leave early leaving their own completed assignments because of the of the city of supervisors
Horrible
Sometimes good and sometimes not so good
What part of Dollar General's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
The # of stores is growing the fastest. Getting dedicated employees is the hardest.
I imagine that the stores are growing faster for our distribution center are having trouble with can keep employees and don't have the right equipment to do our jobs and the workhours are very heavy
the number of stores
What kind of interview questions do they ask when hiring someone in the Sales department at Dollar General?
Favorite job and why, a time when you feel you went above an beyond for someone, and why you feel you would make a valuable team member
Basic ones and they need to offer Aflac to the full-time employees that have benefits
Depends on the hiring manager
In your opinion, what are the most common interview questions that Dollar General asks?
Why do you want to work for the Dollar General? What can you bring to the Dollar General if hired? Why should we hire you to work for the Dollar general? Have you worked retail before? Any customer service experience?
How much can you list? Can you speak English fluently?
When can you start
How helpful was your Sales team when you were first hired at Dollar General?
They went above and beyond to make me feel like I was at home and valued.
Not enough hours to train new employees, so new employees throw in the towel quick because the mass majority of them including myself were thrown to the wolves.
Horrible
How does Dollar General handle HR issues?
By finding a reason to fire those that complain
At the distribution center we are giving a yellow card were I guess corporate HR is located which a take you to different categories on the phone you spend a long time and get nowhere on the phone with employee feel that company is waste the money having human resource in our facility anyone can hire people and anyone can fire people oval is good to answer our actual questions
Pretty well
How innovative is Dollar General?
Dollar General isn’t innovative, our POS (point of sale) system is severely outdated. Computer based learning is outdated by two decades.
Not at all
not at all.
How does Dollar General make decisions around promotions?
They go to all the appliance if they have any type of writeups or abscesses they will not get a position unless is a person that they want on the position they what I said above don't matter
Lol. I think it goes like "who here is dumb enough to take this position" and raises are non existent
DM and store manager decide
What are the team outings like at Dollar General?
There aren't any.
We have none
There is none! Once year holiday meeting. Don’t pay mileage, horrible food, sit for drive there, 8-10 hrs meeting and sit drive back. No extra labor given to be out of store so have to make that up yourself on top of already working 60-70 hrs!
What kind of people succeed at Dollar General?
The people this is the with the company are supervisor or manager pets or those individual who has no family to worry about
People who have years of experience in management would do great here and Advance quickly
Corrupt and evil heartless ones
How would you compare interviewing at Dollar General to other places you've interviewed?
I barely get interview I always get hired on other places
It was a better experience than my other interviews at other companies
Easiest hired 1 min into interview
What unique perks and benefits does Dollar General provide?
We occasionally get really great coupons as employees
Nothing unique
Usual benefits but it would be nice if they offered employee discount
How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at Dollar General?
It was good that hiring manager is very good at interviewing people
The interview process it extremely easy and laid back. The tests that you do to show your personality take forever and arent necessarily used in the field
It was very easy
How long do the interviews usually take at Dollar General?
30 to 40 min
About 15 to 20 minutes
First one around 45 min. That was seven years ago
What's the office layout like at Dollar General?
At the distribution center there's really no layout rules are added and taken away as they please every time the manager or supervisor change so are the rules
Very small
Small quaint clean and organized
What are you most excited about working at Dollar General?
Nothing to get excited about when front line employees are excessively overworked, devalued and underpaid.
nothing it's just a paycheck so I can pay my bills
Advancement, the way they are building they are needing a lot of people
How are the healthcare options at Dollar General?
Expensive
Nice
all the other benefits are good except a short-term disability I disagree with it
How does Dollar General measure success and growth in the Sales department?
With customer surveys and customers feeling comfortable enough to discuss any issues
By sales volume
I don't understand. If you mean through the employees, they don't. If you mean through the actual Sales that are made, it's never enough.
How are the career growth opportunities on the Sales team at Dollar General?
Not sure how well this will be worded, but they aren't great. Honestly, if you are unlucky enough to ne employed there and you're offered a higher position than cashier or sticker, turn it down! You will lost any free time you have left, and get treated like dirt. You will be so stressed due to poor corporate policies, and extremely underpaid. If you're a manager you will get paid a salary for 50 hours a week and work 70, minimum. Good luck
They prefer promoting from within. I feel to boost moral as well as encouraging you to put some pride in your work
Not very well. Your chances increase slightly if you are willing to travel or completely move. Manager positions always seem to be open; however, Dollar General is more out to hire outside of the company than to promote.
How are the benefits at Dollar General for employees in Sales?
I feel they are a great start to build on as you progress in your position and climb to the fullest potential
There are no benefits, how about a quarterly bonus for applicable stores.
non existant
What's the work from home policy like at Dollar General?
there's no work policy from home
Our Dollar General bone all for a work from home and if anybody does her homework they are make to come to work making their injuries worst
None except doing schedules or planning ahead but that’s on your time not theres
How secure do you feel at your job at Dollar General?
100%
Secure enough. If you do your job then you have nothing to worry about
I felt very secure because I knew my job and why I worked there
What's the best part of your job at Dollar General?
weekly pay
The customers
The staff and customers
How much diversity is there among employees at Dollar General?
A little
Not very much
Black white purple green Brown draw thought of his family in their all treated exactly the same
What's the office vibe like at Dollar General?
No office vibe it's like a frat house
stressful
My store we have fun but it’s a lot of stress also
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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 |
