More Respect, Less Drama - Cashier/Stocker Dollar General Employee Review

3.0
Jan 30, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Weekly paycheck Easy to move up in the company Breaks are nice compared to other places I've worked at (15 min, 30 min, and 1 hour depending on time worked) The work and register are easy compared to other places (the truck driver unloads the truck) If something goes wrong, upper management is quick to respond and help

Cons

Cashiers can not void items or transactions and cannot price scan using the computer or we get written up for it. Seems silly since I have been able to do all 3 of those at my other retail jobs. Customers can be very rude but that is expected when working in retail Way too much employee drama No employee discount It is very easy to get "written up" for little things People get fired and quit very frequently Managers work by themselves at times and pull double shifts a lot A lot is expected of a manager such as recovering most of the store by themselves every night Only one manager works at all times (the manager gets interrupted a lot on breaks since there is no manager to cover)

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Cons

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1.0
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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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