I am a former employee for this company and while working there just over 2 years, I can count on the both hands the number of lunch breaks I was able to take. I started there as a 3rd Key holder and worked up to assistant manager. I started working for them in Vestal, New York. Worked in a few location there, before relocating to Cleveland, Ohio, where I transfered to. In all locations, I either did not get to take any kind of break, or was told, if you have to do something, punch back in, take care of the problem, and punch back out. From what I know of the federal law, it states, at least a 30 minute UNINTERRUPTED break. I even sometimes worked open to close shifts, because none of the other Managers would come in to let me leave or to take a break even. I would like to know if there is a lawyer that would take this on as a case, because I know it is still happening within this company. Is there a lawyer or does anyone know of a lawyer? I have copies of most of my scheduals from the Ohio store for proof of hours worked for the 7 months I worked there before leaving.

dear sirs, I recently applied for a job at your company and took the test and PASSED. The manager at this particular store denied me a job due to personal choices. She claimed that I did'nt pass the test in which I later found out was a lie. Her name is Dusty and I THINK SHE SHOULD BE TERMINATED. I have 20 years experience in retail and I believe that I have been discriminated against. FURTHER ACTION SHALL TAKE PLACE AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR STORE.

I have been working at Dollar General for just over a year, and have seen many managers come and go. Most of the time, there is no issue with anyone. I've always gotten along with my coworkers, and the work environment was pleasant.

In November of last year, my district manager brought in a new assistant manager (not to replace the one we already had; I have yet to figure out why he brought her to our store) and there were immediate power-plays between the new assistant, who was also a store manager candidate, and the store manager. It made work horrible. It got to the point where I was miserable coming in, and finally, the beloved manager was fed up with everything and quit. We were without a manager for about two months, with the csm acting as manager.

She is perpetually nasty to us, spreads untrue rumours about people in an effort to break up the camaraderie we have (that does not include her), and often hands us monstrous task-lists that we cannot hope to complete on time, and berates us afterwards for not finishing everything she told us to do. I myself have stooped to a sort of non-violent, discrete sort of revenge, deliberately not mopping the floors or leaving the trash in the buckets. But she continues without commenting, simply adding more things to do. There is no end to the name calling behind her back - everyone in the store hates her. Even customers have complained about her attitude and disrespect. When I finally gathered myself together to email the district manager, I received a phone call three days later at the store in which he said simply "I got your email. I'll sit down and talk to her."

Everyone who knows "Atilla the Hun" told me that as soon as he talked to her, she'd rain almighty whatfor down on our heads, making us even more miserable than before. A week passed by, and there was *no change* in her behaviour whatsoever. We all concluded that the district manager did nothing.

During an LP audit last week, I was taken to task for several things I was doing wrong. The LP was great; polite, serious, and honest. When the DM came in to talk to me, I felt like I was in third grade, being berated. He talked to me like I was a small child, asking me slowly, "What are floors for?" Because one of my wrong-doings was sitting on the floor to count the safe. "What are the bag carousels for?" Because I sat on one of the carousels for a few minutes one night, exhausted from a week and a half without a day off and the busiest weekend we'd had in about three months. He threatened to *FIRE* me and anyone else in the store, me specifically because I was 'sitting' and 'taking too many smoke breaks."

This was after I told him what a stressful environment our store had become, and laid the blame fully at the feet of "Atilla, " his rumoured 'golden child.' I can only conclude that the threats of termination were not because I took a few moments to sit down, or because I was smoking too much, but because I dared to speak up to him.

Atilla is spending this week in Richmond, learning how to be a store manager. All of us at the store are praying she will get herself fired for her actions there, in front of people who can't downplay her nasty attitude. If she comes back and stays at our store any longer, I will probably quit. If threats are what complaints get me, then this isn't any company I want to be a part of.

My name is Chris Wittkamp. First off, I thought that you needed to have three write ups to get fired, but the district manager fired me with technically only one write up (I have yet to see the second). So now they will not listen to me at all. I asked constantly to be transfered or to get more hours, and they kept refusing me. Also call the old manager of the Delphos store, Catherine, about how the new manager got her job since it goes around corporate policy. I was told in secrecy by the new manager about that.

To whom this may concern My name is Tasha Jones and on 1/25/11 I went into the Dollar General in Lynn Haven Fla.Store
07141. Im alway sat this location and mind you I SPEND A LOT OF MONEY IN THIS STORE.Im a single parent so it helps me out alot with the location of the store, well after I gathered all of my groceries the young cashire advised me that his EBT machine had stopped working, so he ask me to to go to the next cashier which was an older gentlmen, so he rung up the lady that was behind me to make sure his EBT machine worked and it did, so i proceeded to put my groceries on the table to be rung up, he rudely told me that i would have to wait and began ringing up all the people that were behind me, he made me stand there for 45min before he rung up my groceries and the only reason I stayed because I needed to get the things that I had for my daughter.This was very unacceptable behavior from the male associate and I am a loyal customer to the Dollar General Store in Lynn Haven Fla.So I would appreciate a call or somthing from somone in upper Mgt or Coporate because I know this behavior is NOT acceptable and I know the company would not tollerate associates being rude to the customers.My name Is Tasha Jones and my contact number is 850-596-3347.Please call me with sme feedback it would be greatly appreciated.Thank you and have a great day