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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
4539
TOTAL
RATINGS
45794
Updated on: January 22, 2026

Dollar General Company Culture

Dollar General Culture

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2.6/5
Dollar General's Overall Culture is rated D

Awards

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Dollar General CEO

Bottom 10%Bottom 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Todd Vasos Dollar General's CEO
Todd Vasos
54 /100
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Dollar General employees generally work 8.6 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Dollar General report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Dollar General have 0 meetings
Meetings
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71% of Dollar General employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Dollar General employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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50% of Dollar General employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Dollar General employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
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52% of Dollar General employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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What is the dress code at Dollar General?

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  • Black shirts, name tag, close toe shoes, and positive attitude.

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Does Dollar General drug test or do a background check?

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  • My store did not drug test but they did do a background check and that took forever almost 2 weeks to get back

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How's the vacation policy at Dollar General?

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  • 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...

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What is Dollar General's policy towards pets in the workplace?

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  • service dogs allowed in Dollar General

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If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Dollar General?

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  • 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...

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What do people at Dollar General think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?

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  • At the distribution center manager say they communicate with the CEO and they don't get answers from them that leaves the employees believe...

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Dollar General applied for 4 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 75% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Dollar General has a total of 27765 employees

4
Total Applied
  • 75% Granted (3 out of 4)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 4)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 4)
  • 25% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 4)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Dollar General

Bottom
25%

Dollar General currently ranks in the Bottom 25% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Dollar General

Bottom
20%

Dollar General currently ranks in the Bottom 20% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 15%Bottom 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
-38
eNPS Score
24%Promoters
14%Passives
62%Detractors
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Mission, Vision, & Values

Building a culture that respects the dignity and differences in others is driving our success. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is supported through our actions, decisions, and initiatives. At Dollar General our mission of Serving Others includes everyone!

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Dollar General Culture At a Glance

Dollar General has 27765 employees. 4539 employees at Dollar General have reviewed Dollar General across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was today.

Overall, the 4539 Dollar General employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 15% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Dollar General are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Dollar General, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Dollar General are not very pleased with their team. 4539 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Dollar General are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Dollar General believe the environment at Dollar General is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Dollar General is extremely fast. About 72% of the employees at Dollar General work 8 hours or less, while 10% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Dollar General are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Dollar General vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Costco
    78 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Target
    67 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Burlington Industries
    67 / 100
  4. 4th
    Walmart
    62 / 100
  5. 5th
    Dollar General
    56 / 100
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