DG has a great environment, but can kill your career. - Analyst Dollar General Employee Review

2.0
20 Aug 2008
Recommend
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Pros

DG has a good environment, is family oriented, and has an on-site gym. It's located in an excellent place to live and also offers good benefits. The 5% 401k match is great, but you have to wait too long to get it (1 year). A 180 day policy would be better. Relocation is good, even if Prudential is a pain to work with.

Cons

Senior management and HR are clueless about middle management incompetence. Caveat emptor. Just because the hiring manager talks a good game doesn't mean that's what you'll experience. In many positions there is no exposure to other groups, and hence no opportunity to advance.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

You have an opportunity to create good good relationships with your customers.

Cons

There is no work life balance. If you’re a store manager you’re expected to be there 24/7 if necessary. You’re also salary, so you’re paid for a flat 40 hours but required to schedule yourself for a minimum of 48 hours. No holiday pay, no overtime. You have access to two types of bonuses but they’re IF you qualify for them. You get little to no support from upper management and constantly told you’re not doing enough. They don’t care if you’re having staffing issues and still expect you to get the truck completely worked in 2 days and the store to be 100% recovered daily, even if you’re alone. Then they’ll either look for ways to write you up to terminate you or push you until you quit.

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