r/DollarTree

At my store, 1 void earns you a write up. We must do post voids 100% of the time. Meaning even if you ring up $100 worth of items and the last item the customer doesn't want for whatever reason.. You guessed it... Post void and start over. Corporate needs to remove the void option and make it available only for managers if it's such an issue

Tldr? Just read the first 2 paragraphs 😂🤷

I’ve been working on a website/project that I think could be pretty useful for people who have dealt with workplace issues.

The idea is to give workers a place to share their actual experiences, especially things like unpaid work, overtime, break issues, messed up timecards, retaliation, or just situations where an employer refused to do the right thing.

I also want it to be more than just a place to complain. There will be resources explaining some of the common issues workers run into, ways to document what’s happening, information about keeping track of lost wages, and eventually some tools to help people figure out where to start.

I’m especially interested in having both the really bad stories and the stories where someone actually documented everything, pushed back, filed a complaint, got their money back, or otherwise managed to get something resolved.

Basically, I want someone who is currently dealing with something at work to read a story and think, “Wait, this is exactly what’s happening to me,” and then actually have somewhere to go for information.

It’s still being built, so I’m not going to post the name or link yet. Just wanted to put it out there because I think there are probably a lot of people who would find it useful.

More coming soon. Keep an eye out.

I fought back. You can too. (Site is not dedicated to one particular company but my experience was with Dollar Tree)

Just curious considering ASMs for the most part get dogshit a year

Things we are:

A retail store.

Things we are not:

A bank
A playground
A nursery
A swap meet to haggle prices
Your therapist
Your parents house. Clean up after yourself and show some respect!

Not to mention a place that pays well enough for anybody to want to be here.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

Higher ups are quick to hold conference calls about staff not taking lunches but have no idea why its hard to be able to. As a closing ASM I feel that its unfair Im forced to clockout for lunch and a 10min break but still have to answer mgr calls and help play backup for the cashiers while on my lunch after my cashiers have had uninterrupted lunches. The morning shift has the SM, 1 ASM and 1 sometimes 2 merch managers (So 3-4 ppl) that ALL get to take uninterrupted lunches versus me at night and 2 cashiers. Audits, Damages, Velocity counts, and Task for the day is dairy and freezer or food pallet while answering mgr calls and backup. Unpaid and interrupted lunch...... how's that fair???? Only scheduled for 6 or 6.5hrs

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Just got promoted to ASM, and honestly it’s made me think about how lucky Dollar Tree is to have its employees.

I’m still pretty new to the ASM thing, so I’m not going to pretend I know everything about how this company works. But being a little more on the management side has made me look at the people working in these stores differently. Because holy shit, people do A LOT. Dollar Tree did about $19.4 billion in sales last year, BILLION, and they have thousands of stores and thousands and thousands of employees making all of that happen, and then you walk into an average store and there’s usually like 3 people trying to do the job of 6. Someone is on the register, someone is unloading a truck, and is trying to stock.Someone is cleaning then suddenly is helping a customer. Someone called in. Someone quit. Someone is supposed to be taking a break, nobody knows who is actually going to get that break😂. I think we get so used to it that we stop realizing how much these people actually do. The people making $10, $11, $12, whatever they're making, is still the person making sure your grandmother can find what she needs.They're still the person staying late because the truck wasn't finished.They're still the person cleaning up somebody else's mess. Sometimes a bathroom mess. The stories I have heard 🤢.They're still the person getting yelled at over prices they didn't set.("Well if nothing is a dollar anymore why don't you change the name of the store?!")They're still the person being expected to smile and be helpful when they're exhausted, and they're still the reason customers come back. We have a great retirement plan and it's amazing for people doing their first or last job, but all the people in the middle who actually break themselves to support those people in their first or last jobs are the best people and the most undervalued employees in my opinion. I don't say this as someone who's angry at Dollar Tree. I literally just got promoted to ASM. 😂 I actually really like my store. I like my coworkers. I like my manager. And honestly, I think that's what made me think about this so much, because I've been watching people work and thinking, damn, we're really lucky to have these people. Every single person who shows up and does their job matters. Hell even the ones that can't always show up and don't do that great of a job, they matter, and Dollar Tree makes money off of them no matter what.Even if they rob a store blind, they have insurance for shrink and everything else, it's a write off at the end of the day for BILLION Dollar corporation. Every cashier; every stocker, every ASM, every manager, every person who comes in when they really didn't want to, every person who gives a shit about whether their store looks good. These companies make a LOT of money because of the people at the bottom of the ladder. So maybe those people deserve a little more recognition, a little more respect, and honestly, a little more money. Dollar Tree isn't successful in spite of its employees, it's successful because of them. I hope every employee who reads this knows that they're worth more than their hourly wage makes them feel sometimes. ❤️

TLDR: These companies make a LOT of money because of the people at the bottom of the ladder. So maybe those people deserve a little more recognition, a little more respect, and honestly, a little more money. Dollar Tree isn't successful in spite of its employees, it's successful because of them. I hope every employee who reads this knows that they're worth more than their hourly wage makes them feel sometimes. ❤️

I applied to be a sales associate at my local dollar tree, I noticed on Google it was listed as "urgently hiring" for my location. I had an interview last year in February and was told I’d only get about 10-15 hours a week. Are the hours the same or is there a way I could get more?

what’s the deal with hot wheels cars ?? this the second person asking me about them & can i find them some. i’m like i don’t even be in the toys section or even put toys out so i have no clue.

I’m both excited, worried, nervous and about everything else in between. What are some pro tips? Work life balance? I’ve been offered the store by the DM but I’m waiting on a “formal” interview with someone else. But they are already talking about sending me off to dt school so I’m assuming that’s pretty much an in? I’ve been with the company for a good amount of time to know ins and outs but as an ops, but that’s it. Thanks guys 🙏 PS the store isn’t fucked up 🥲

used all my sick time and PTO, when does it renew?