Question 1

Does Dollar General pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dollar General employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dollar General. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at Dollar General?

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29% of Dollar General employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Dollar General 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dollar General?

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Store Manager (2039), Sales Associate (1621), Assistant Manager (1149), Cashier (743), Sales Associate/Cashier (723), Lead Sales Associate (510), Key Holder (464), Lead Sales Associate/Key Holder (388), Assistant Store Manager (380), District Manager (330), Manager (324), ASM- Assistant Store Manager (226), Retail Sales Associate (168), Retail Store Manager (168), Cashier/Sales Associate (164)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at Dollar General according to real employee reviews?

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"The people I work with are great and we have some really great customers as well." ((in 604 reviews)); "Great coworkers and the hours used to not be a problem until we were told to cut back." ((in 436 reviews)); "And has good benefits" ((in 373 reviews)); "Great employees and i love the atmosphere and all of my customers that i come into contact with every day" ((in 182 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and paid weekly" ((in 180 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at Dollar General according to real employee reviews?

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"A lot of work for low pay and SOME people were really hard to work with." ((in 1555 reviews)); "Poor management( was ridiculed for not collecting enough donations and was done so in front of others)" ((in 750 reviews)); "Managers have to work over 60 hours a week just to stay afloat because of budgets" ((in 618 reviews)); "The hours are long and sometimes you don’t always have the same amount of days off" ((in 554 reviews)); "Oh and if you have kids you cant be a parent anymore because there is no work life balance." ((in 454 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about Dollar General layoffs in 2026?

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dollar General layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dollar General in 2026.

Question 7

What are the top reviewed Dollar General locations?

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Great customer relationships, but overwhelming pressure and neglect

Flexible schedule but poor upper management

Great benefits, but work-life balance can suffer

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