I just want to warn those of you that plan to apply to work in management at Dollar General. Please, for the sake of your sanity, DON'T! If you want to work in management, do it elsewhere.

I was hired as a keyholder earlier this year at $7.50 an hour. It was my first management position and I was excited for the chance to gain experience. It turned out to be one of the worst choices i've ever made. In the interview, they were straight-forward about what my responsiblities were and kept emphasising how EASY it is to be promoted. So, for the first week or so, it was an enjoyable experience. But then the manager got sick, and that's when all hell broke loose. As it turns out, the whole damn district was in such a chaotic mess that they had me opening and closing two different stores and not bothering to tell me what my schedule would be. This was fine for a week or two, but when it looked like NO end in sight, I went to the district manager. He did NOTHING but made me promises. Here I was, barely knowning what I was doing, working nearly 60 hrs a week! I finally quit when after it started taking a toll on my health (because not knowing when i was working, I had to eat out/junk food) and my relationship. Keep in mind, I don't blame my immediate managers...they had their hands full too. However, upper management needs to remember its employees and GET ORGANIZED!

Again, please don't work for them...you might not get your sanity back!

The grass is 3 feet tall.It needs mowed .I went to do the lawn and they said to do this .This is not going to get the grass lower.Someone needs to get it mowed.Thank you.

I bought a bird feeder from Dollar General. It just fell apart. I stoped by one day & showed them to a manager on duty. They were falling apart sitting on shelf & had not been removed. I has toldto bring it back & exchange it for something else. I took it in today, but ended up leaving w/ the junk. The manager on duty would not take it back & treated me like some fool. Unless this is taken care of I will not go back to any Dollar General.

When shopping last Saturday around 2:00 in the afternoon I purchased cherry pie filling with a sale tag of $2. I then got to the register and saw 2 litre Coke on sale for $1. When my purchases were being rung up I noticed that the clerk had charged # 2.25 for the pie filling. He said "Was it a tag like that? (Pointing to the soda stack) I said "Yes" to which he replied "That is tomorrow's sale." I said "That is deceptive advertising." He replied "I know, but the manager wanted to get the signs up before he left." The people behind me were going to buy the soda too until he said that. These signs should not have been up until late evening. No telling how many people bought stuff thinking it was on sale and paid the regular price.

Company information:
Dollar General
Chattanooga, Tennessee
United States

Dollar General is trying to use me as a scape goat for their lack of security at the store at which I was employed. I was an employee there less than six weeks. While working there I can recall a few incidents of customers stealing. When this occurred I responded and reacted as I was trained. I immediately attempted to alert the on duty store manager. The Managers' response was lackadaisical or none at all. As the only employee on duty and having the cash register responsibility with no security guard at the store, there is not much an employee can do. I alerted the Managers and they did nothing. Each time there was a theft while I was working there I alerted the Manager and received no response. Currently Dollar General i maintaining that I was in some type of conspiracy to steal over $40, 000 worth of merchandise from their store. This is absolutely ludicrous. I even cooperated with them to tell them the people I knew who were involved. Dollar General is maintaining that I am responsible for losses incurred at that store even before I started working there. I was a good employee, enjoyed the time I was there and was loyal to Dollar General. I would think to get that much merchandise I would have to back up an 18 wheeler to the store and load it up to get that much merchandise. I am unemployed and have three kids I will not go to jail for something i didnt do. Dollar General picked me to blame because their store is located in a high crime area, they do not have adequate security and they thought I was weak and they could use me as a scapegoat. I truly believe that the store GM interrogated me like I was a criminal when i was the victim. I was mis-treated and talked to like I was a criminal. Even the investigating police officer was not forthright. I attempted to contact them many times to no avail to try to assist in this case. In the end I am being charged with felony theft while they have absolutely no evidence. As I stated in my opening I am being made a scapegoat due to the lack of security. This appears to be an insurance scam. I have done absolutly nothing wrong and will fight till I am fully acquitted. I am planning on suing Dollar General for defamation of Character. I will keep readers of this board informed .