Lack of Integrity - District Manager Dollar General Employee Review

2.0
Apr 4, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Company Provided Vehicle Positive sales growth = realistic bonus goals Some very hard working Store Managers

Cons

Communication systems are deplorable- ability to communicate with the stores is antiquated. The buck stops with the DM - all communication up and down 5.5 day work week - depends on your Regional Director, but most DM's are working 65-75 hours per week Infrastructure/Resources - half of the stores are are several decades old and absolutely filthy and broken down. Trying get things like heaters, electrical panels, front doors fixed is an absolute nightmare. It is embarrassing. The company's motto is "Serving Others" and it is complete bologna. Senior leadership is self serving and the only thing that matters is pleasing them and Wall Street. I have seen Divisional leadership spend $25k, $70k and $100k on preparing for 5 hour walks with investors or Executive Leadership, yet the company will park tickets to fix door locks, heaters, bathrooms. It's disgusting Compliance Culture -Horizontal priority line - everything is a 911 This company has no idea of how to run urban stores or protect their associates in those stores.

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Pros

The job itself is easy. The cash register, stocking (especially the totes and dry truck) and cleaning are so simple however there are certain things that make it difficult, although the work itself is not (under the right circumstances.)

Cons

They never have enough people on shift so it’s always difficult to get things done. It seems like all the managers I know from the store I worked at and the surrounding ones are all so deep into drama it made me wonder if I was back in high school. Dry truck always seems to bring far too much and the stores are so little that overstock is a huge issue here. The reason I ultimately left was due to severe mistreatment and some safety concerns I had regarding some past experiences. I am very glad I left and I would not ever go back.

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