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LondonReign2

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6. I sat next to a Dollar General Exec at a meeting

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2013, 11:06 AM

May 2013

He told me they really love Wal-Mart, because Wal-Mart takes all the heat re employee pay and policies, but Dollar General is at least as bad if not worse.

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Dollar General Seeks 10,000 New Hires [View all] Sherman A1 May 2013 OP

... but they will only be paid a dollar. Buzz Clik May 2013 #1

per shift or per year? HereSince1628 May 2013 #5

Ever. "Everything is a dollar." Buzz Clik May 2013 #7

Which is waaaay to much to pay for use of their toilets. HereSince1628 May 2013 #8

I thought brick and mortar stores were having trouble competing with the internet? magellan May 2013 #2

cheap garbage shit datasuspect May 2013 #3

I was just in a Dollar General two days ago. Yes, they're hiring here...flyers were snappyturtle May 2013 #4

I sat next to a Dollar General Exec at a meeting LondonReign2 May 2013 #6

I was wondering about that pediatricmedic May 2013 #10

according to the DG workers here hfojvt May 2013 #12

two different 'dollar store' chains recently built new stores in my 'hood. KG May 2013 #9

10,000 new minimum wage jobs. Yes, they are jobs, but with little or no future. madinmaryland May 2013 #11

DG and fake job titles frogmarch May 2013 #13

I'd rather be unemployed than work at dollar general. cbdo2007 May 2013 #14