Dollar General – The hourly pay is a joke and doesn't go up when everything else does. And the "promotions", 25-50 cents?! They don't give enough hours for employees to get anything done but they bombard stores with more product and tasks than they need.

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The hourly pay is a joke and doesn't go up when everything else does. And the "promotions", 25-50 cents?! They don't give enough hours for employees to get anything done but they bombard stores with more product and tasks than they need.

What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?

The drama and behind back shit talking is too much

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

Flipping burgers I can make 15 or more an hour! I do more work in a day than they do in a week.

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We don't discriminate, we care about the customers, and we work hard.
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What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?

I feel we all need to learn the Fred system which means that we need to make the customer a friend who we are glad that they came to shop.
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Need more good workers to get the job done

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Dollar General – The hourly pay is a joke and doesn't go up when everything else does. And the "promotions", 25-50 cents?! They don't give enough hours for employees to get anything done but they bombard stores with more product and tasks than they need.

The hourly pay is a joke and doesn't go up when everything else does. And the "promotions", 25-50 cents?! They don't give enough hours for employees to get anything done but they bombard stores with more product and tasks than they need.

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