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At Dollar Tree, we believe that our people are the key to our success. Every individual in every department, from our stores to our corporate office, from Merchandise and Finance to Human Resources and Supply Chain, plays an important role in our organization. We are committed to fostering an environment of collaboration and respect between our team members and to finding candidates who have the ambition, creativity, and intelligence to help us reach our goals. With the right people, we can continue to make great strides in our industry. read more
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Q&A With Dollar Tree Employees

Everything we do starts with our people. Each person in every division, from Merchandise to Finance to Human Resources to Supply Chain, makes a difference in our organization. We look for people who offer inspiration and innovation, as well as have an internal drive for results. Most importantly, we hire those who are committed to quality customer service. Whether we are helping someone in a store or distribution center, we provide them the support they need to ultimately serve our customers.

How employees describe working at Dollar Tree

Boring and uninteresting. Same routine day after day.

Review from Customer Support Dept

Customers and my job i love

Great awesome treat me right

Poor management skills and communication , they scheduled people for their convenience and they treat employees like crude only been here six weeks and I’ve had so many complaints from customers and employe

I was told how things are

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What it's like to work at Dollar Tree

  • Dollar Tree employees generally work 7.9 hrs a day
  • Employees at Dollar Tree report the work pace is comfortably fast
  • On a typical day, employees at Dollar Tree have 0 meetings
  • 73% of Dollar Tree employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
  • Dollar Tree employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
  • 46% of Dollar Tree employees report they are happy with their work life balance
  • Dollar Tree employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
  • 54% of Dollar Tree employees call their work environment positive

Q&A With Dollar Tree Employees

How much and how often do raises happen at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Top Employee Response

    If we do, I haven't seen it. They should be thankful a few of us are still there. Dollar Tree could care less about the retail side of things especially the people that do all the work!

  • None. Even when you do practically everything under the job title "cashier". There is no raise

  • Raises occur every year.

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How long after an interview at Dollar Tree does it take to hear back?

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  • Top Employee Response

    I was hired immediately and started the very next day

  • Not long maybe a week.

  • I was hired on the spot. But it was before the store even opened. They called it a working interview while we set it up.

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Does Dollar Tree drug test or do a background check?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Top Employee Response

    No on the drug test but if you come into work high and they notice you will be sent home as it’s against policy to come to work while under the influence. Background checks only for management positions.

  • Only if you are applying for a management position. Just for crew member, no.

  • Yes. They do a saliva test for pre-employment and random every 3 to 6 months.

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Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Next Day

  • My manager and I was hired immediately and started the very next day

  • store mgr, hired on the spot

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What is the dress code at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Top Employee Response

    Green collared shirts and black slacks. They just recently started letting us wear khaki pants and jeans/Capri shorts

  • What u want only your supposed to have black jeans green polo shirt

  • Black pants, Green colored shirt, Black dollar tree paper apron

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What should I wear for an interview at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Top Employee Response

    Nice pants, a clean casual dress shirt, and comfortable shoes

  • I wore clean jeans and a nice blouse.

  • Jeans and a nice shirt

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How's the vacation policy at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • you get no vacation unless your a manager

  • None unless you’re a manager

  • Regular employees don't get vacation time

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What are your coworkers at Dollar Tree like?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • OKAY

  • most are very hard workers some are lazy

  • Horrible, Some are LAZY and some will make you struggle.

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How do you feel about Dollar Tree's future?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • NOT GOOD

  • I think because of our economy it will thrive but if they don’t increase the pay,, they are NEVER going to keep employees not good ones at least, and they are going to keep going through people and not having enough employees

  • ONLY people at the top will benefit and the essential workers will not benefit at all.

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In your opinion, what are the most common interview questions that Dollar Tree asks?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • WORK HISTORY

  • Can you start today? Do you have a transportation

  • Unprofessional at hawkesbury location

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What's the interview process like at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • EASY

  • You go into the office, sit on a chair, the manager asks you some very simple basic questions, and I’ve learned depending on how badly they need someone a monkey would get hired!!! I’ve seen over 20 people come and go in less than a year!!! It’s terrible!! We need people so badly but no one wants to work for $8 an hour,, not at Dollar Tree!!

  • a few questions

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How would you compare interviewing at Dollar Tree to other places you've interviewed?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • A monkey could get hired it’s so easy! And I’ve learned that because they need people so badly!! It’s sad how many people I’ve seen come and go

  • very easy

  • It was really simple for me

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What questions do they ask during the interview process at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • The same simple questions they ask at any standard retail store but much simpler

  • availability, experience, customer service

  • I was asked if I wanted the job

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What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Top Employee Response

    There is not any upper management support or leadership

  • How much they expect from you with no intentions of a raise

  • Find a different job

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Why work for Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Don’t!! That’s my honest answer!! They pay horribly, they work you like a dog, no raises and good luck getting promoted

  • easy to get hired

  • Awsome job if people were more professional

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How does Dollar Tree handle HR issues?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Top Employee Response

    No one seems to know.

  • NOT GOOD

  • Your management handles all that!!

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How challenged are you at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Not at all challenged.

  • I personally challenge myself every day I am there. The store I work at has the highest turnover rate of any company I ever worked for.

  • Not at all, however I enjoy the work

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How's the work pace at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Extremely busy

  • Fast.

  • In years past we were super busy on a regular basis but because of the management turnover and new manager coming in having zero experience with Dollar Tree, business has slacked off big time.

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How do I do well in an interview at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Be nice and want to work for cheap and a lot of hours

  • They hire anyone

  • Just being myself.

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How do you feel about going to work at Dollar Tree everyday?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • I used to be happy and love it but now I’m sad!! Cuz I’m under appreciated and I work like a dog and the money is horrible and so is my manager

  • Hate it

  • Looking forward to it.

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How often do employees get raises at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • NEVER YOU MAKE THE SAME THING AS A PERSON THAT JUST STARTED NOT FAIR IF YOU BEEN THERE FOR 6-7-8YRS WE NEED A RAISE

  • I don’t think raises are given to the minimum wagers. Management gets raises for several things. Minimum wage associates with their .09 raise are hard to find

  • At my branch, NEVER!!! I can’t speak for other stores but at my store we don’t get raises! I asked my manager after over a year of being there and he laughed at me and said “Uh ya that’s a NO”!! Not unless you get promoted!!

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What is the PTO policy at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • 1HR PER 3MOS

  • If your not management you don’t get pto

  • only if your are a manager you get it so don't bother applying here

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How does Dollar Tree make decisions around promotions?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • Lmao!! It’s like they dangle a carrot in front of your face telling you your going to get it and soon!! And then months go by, the whole time keep telling you your going to get it and nothing ever happens

  • you bust your but you may get offered an Assistant mgr. Position which is only $1.00 an hour more

  • you only get an offer of promotion if you willing to work anytime and day and show up for work if you're picky with your schedule and cant work weekends you will never receive a promotion

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What benefits does Dollar Tree provide?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • none, they won't allow their employees to reach full time hours & they only pay you an extra dollar an hour on holidays which are usually 4 hour shifts

  • None if your not the manager

  • Depends on what you are. Regular employees don't really have any

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What's the office vibe like at Dollar Tree?

Asked to all employees at Dollar Tree

  • No office vibe

  • Mediocre

  • There isn't really a office. There's a room where u get tilts and do interviews, but I wouldn't call it an office.

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