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Q&A With Family Dollar Stores Employees
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How employees describe working at Family Dollar Stores
Your New Meadows store needs to be restaffed, cleaned, and be fully stocked. It's been a hostile environment for the last 3 years worse this year, Employees verbally attacking disabled customers is wrong. bad place to shop unhealthy and needs a complete overlook it's bad very bad. RE-STAFF it.
My experince working with family dollar was great until I stop traveling and needed a leave of absensence for surgey
The compmay is horribe im a store manager who works 70 hours a week and gets paid salary
Childish management and employee favorism
They are good to work with
What it's like to work at Family Dollar Stores
- Family Dollar Stores employees generally work 8.5 hrs a day
- Employees at Family Dollar Stores report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Family Dollar Stores have 0 meetings
- 65% of Family Dollar Stores employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Family Dollar Stores employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 47% of Family Dollar Stores employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Family Dollar Stores employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 55% of Family Dollar Stores employees call their work environment negative
Q&A With Family Dollar Stores Employees
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What benefits does Family Dollar Stores provide?
Top Employee Response
Assistants and Store mangers get basic benefits there are 4 plans to choose from. Cashiers get no benefits.
Fair insurance and a very good 401(k).
Zero, zip, zilch, nada. Basic minimum wage. Must be ASM or higher to get any paid vacation time, etc.
How's the work life balance at Family Dollar Stores?
Top Employee Response
There is no balance, it's 90% work and 10% life. They expect way too much from the managers. Some assistants don't even know their job fully, they were just put in that position to give the managers some days off. And csr's are hard to keep. Their first month they'll get 30 hours, then get cut to 12 hours a week. Ridiculous, the corporate people behind the desks have no clue how much each employee works. They would never make it in a store!
I left due to the work load. Due to the low wages offered to assistant managers, as the store manager, I had to work double shifts. I worked 85-100 hours my last month with the company. Horrible leadership!
Depends on willingness of Store Mangers to give you that time with family members.
Does Family Dollar Stores drug test or do a background check?
Top Employee Response
Both so make sure your clean.
Drug screen is no longer required. Background check yes.
Yes
What are your coworkers at Family Dollar Stores like?
Each team is different because all people are different. Getting along with everyone rarely happens so just try your best each day.
Honest, hard-working people trying to provide for their families while being grossly underpaid.
At the location I visit frequently they’re friendly
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Family Dollar Stores?
People could be more understanding.
Improve compensation for the front line workers. Train staff to move up in the organization.
Better pay!!!!
What do people at Family Dollar Stores think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
I think most people are more worried store based then CEO based.
Most people feel that they only get attention when something goes wrong. Appreciation goes a long way with underpaid workers.
Improve the pay and you’re get better workers
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Family Dollar Stores?
How hard it'd be working there as a pregnant woman.
How little support the company offers.
I wish I knew they don’t like to pay their employees
How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at Family Dollar Stores?
Short quick and easy.
Easy-going and relaxed. I felt that it could have been more intense.
It was ok they don’t pay worth keeping the job
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Family Dollar Stores?
Store manger and within a week.
I heard from the manger the next day
Store managers
How's the vacation policy at Family Dollar Stores?
Top Employee Response
Can a cashier n assistant manager take vacation at the same week?
You have to be full time
Can a cashier and assistant manager request vacation in the same week?
How long do the interviews usually take at Family Dollar Stores?
20mins
10mins
15-20 minutes
What should I wear for an interview at Family Dollar Stores?
Store managers like it if your dressed up
Look presentable but it's not a super fancy place.
Is it possible to switch teams at Family Dollar Stores? If so, what is the process?
Top Employee Response
Yes, just talk to your store manager or dm about switching stores.
It is and it's as simple as transferring from one store to another but you are not guaranteed hours that you had before and may loose your postion if you are an ASM and the store your going to does not need a Assistant Manager.
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at Family Dollar Stores?
How I deal with conflict.
What can I improve?
What's the company culture like at Family Dollar Stores?
Top Employee Response
Hard work for little reward.
Goes store by store DM by DM.
What are you most excited about working at Family Dollar Stores?
Getting deals first. As well as jnowing what new products are going in the stores.
I enjoyed the customers. There was a diverse group. They were my neighbors.
How innovative is Family Dollar Stores?
They carry basic items usually and tend to cater to people looking for something quick but don't want to go to a larger department store.
Not very. They just follow DG. Customers often made this remark.
Does Family Dollar Stores have a volunteer program?
No they do not.
As a former employee, I was never aware of any volunteer work by Family Dollar stores in Nashville.
Why work for Family Dollar Stores?
I would never recommend anyone to apply unless there are absolutely no other choices.
I continue to work at Family Dollar because of the customers, my teammates, and the values. I'm here because of the job satisfaction, not the big bucks.
What's the office vibe like at Family Dollar Stores?
not much of one since all we do in the office is count money
It depends on the store
How does Family Dollar Stores make decisions around promotions?
Subjective to the DM's discretion. If the DM has a personality conflict with a store manager, there is no promotion.
About who you know
How much and how often do raises happen at Family Dollar Stores?
Every year for Store Managers and Assistans never unless laws change for Cashiers.
I ask for a raise last year and to this day I haven’t heard anything else about it
How challenged are you at Family Dollar Stores?
Yes, by the lack of family time.
None
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Family Dollar Stores?
As a manager, it was very difficult. Family and friends could never be sure if I would show up for planned events. I missed my oldest brother's 70th birthday and my daughter and her family had to come to the store because I had no time. Just one of 30 days in a row without an off day. Inhumane treatment.
Easy
What unique perks and benefits does Family Dollar Stores provide?
None of which I am aware.
None being I was part time
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Should I work at Family Dollar Stores?
22% of Family Dollar Stores employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 14% are neutral and 64% would not recommend working at Family Dollar Stores to their friends.
| 22% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 14% | Passive |
| 64% | Detractors |
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