Dollar General

Key Holder

August 2018 • Creedmoor, NC

What I liked

My coworkers

What I wish was different

My pay

Advice

Don’t do it while in school

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Cashier

January - April 2018 • Presidio, TX

What I liked

Getting to meet people from across the border.

What I wish was different

Worked earlier in the day rather than late at night.

Advice

Take your own lunch.

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Sales associate

April - August 2019 • Lincolnton, NC

What I liked

Very short commute and friendly and welcoming environment

What I wish was different

The customers in the area weren't respectful and belittled staff.

Advice

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Cashier

March 2019 • Southmont, NC

What I liked

I liked the customer service aspect of the job. It's always fun engaging with people.

What I wish was different

I wish I would have gotten a higher pay rate.

Advice

Go in expecting to learn a lot about how to form relationships with people.

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Sales associate

June 2020 • Quarryville, PA

What I liked

My coworkers and the location

What I wish was different

Advice

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Cashier

July - September 2021 • Factoryville, PA

What I liked

Easy, low stress environment. Good managers.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Sales Associate

July - August 2021 • Stockbridge, GA

What I liked

I enjoyed getting the customer service experience. The company is willing to work around the school schedule even during the summer. The management at the store I was in was very inclusive and never made any individuals feel out of place or unseen.

What I wish was different

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Merchandising intern

June - July 2021 • Goodlettsville, TN

What I liked

I was able to experience what working remotely is like. I enjoyed the team and culture at Dollar General. They emphasize heavily on “serving the under-served” and that gave me great pride in the work I was completing.

What I wish was different

I would’ve liked to have more in person exposure but Covid-19 played a big role in that.

Advice

I would recommend that you give a position that maybe you wouldn’t think is in your wheelhouse a shot. There an abundance of opportunities with all different job responsibilities that may fit your style and some of them you may not even realize exist. I would also push everyone to always ask questions, don’t ever feel like you’re a burden.

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Sales Associate

July 2019 - September 2020 • Verbena, AL

What I liked

I loved my coworkers and customers. It was hard work and made for a busy day. I enjoyed gaining real world experience while also going to school. I took 4 classes at my university while working during the summer and I was so glad to work for someone who would work around my school schedule.

What I wish was different

I wish that we would have had more staff. Some days it was extremely hard to get work done because so many people swamped us at the beginning of the pandemic. I feel they also could have done a better job at protecting employees from COVID-19.

Advice

Always be respectful to everyone, you never know who you may meet (even in Dollar General)!

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Lead Sales Associate

May - October 2020 • Athens, GA

What I liked

Very understanding management that cared about their employees.

What I wish was different

I wish corporate was as understanding as management. Corporate seemed very unorganized about how to get things done.

Advice

Be a person with good composer and you'll do fine on the job. There are good days and bad, but go into every situation giving the customer the utmost respect while respecting company policies.

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Sales Associate

June 2018 • Holly Hill, SC

What I liked

The customers

What I wish was different

All of the incomplete tasks. Tasks that was impossible to complete.

Advice

If you are looking for a part time job here, go somewhere else. It’s very very stressful.

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Cashier

June - July 2018 • Smith Center, KS

What I liked

I liked everyone that I worked with. It was like a big family and we always had fun.

What I wish was different

I wish my hours would have been different.

Advice

You have to always be aware of your surroundings and learn ways to approach people because you can't approach everyone the same way.

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Lead Sales Associate

May - August 2019 • Southington, CT

What I liked

Flexible schedule and good location.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Sales Associate

May 2020 • Bellevue, MI

What I liked

I like the people I work with and getting to know more people. This was an easy job and I really enjoyed the flexibility that this work had to offer when it came to my schedule.

What I wish was different

I wish that my classes would allow me to have more availability to work.

Advice

I would share that the people are great and if you get to interact with them and open up you will find that work isn't much work.

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Store Manager

April - August 2020 • Kannapolis, NC

What I liked

It was good real life management experience. I had 6-8 people working for me, all were older than me, and I ran entire grocery store for about 2 months. I hired new people and conducted interviews with them, I also had to fire someone for non-compliance with company policy. Overall I learned the values of education and not settling for a position that you can get easily. The job was not easy and I worked 40+ hours a week every week. However it added to my strong personal work drive and I was able to be proud of the work I did.

What I wish was different

There are corporate changes that need to be made overall within the organization itself. Pressure of success relies on employees who are almost entirely indifferent to the brand reputation so motivation and pride in work is a hard thing to invoke in the employees. The manager I answered to utilized a threatening and fear-inducing management style that was not conducive to creating a stable work environment for managers.

Advice

I harken back to my first point where I say not to be afraid of taking positions of leadership within a job. I worked for them for less than 6 months and with no prior management experience, outside of a classroom setting, I was managing 6-8 full time employees and doing it well.

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