Unrealistic - Store Manager Dollar General Employee Review

2.0
12 Jun 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Growing company with many opportunities to advance. Fast pace environment, never a dull moment in a work day. Great stepping stone to another career.

Cons

Unrealistic expectations! With a growing company there are many changes to be made, but there is no additional labor to complete tasks. The stores revenue is growing, but there is no increase in man hours to take care of customers, handle stocking and handle store presentation. Store managers are the ones working long hours; usually 10 to 14 hours a day, 6 days a week. It is not an ideal job for anyone with a family. Low employee moral. Low pay for store employees.

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Cons

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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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