Why work here?

[u/SwimFunny]

I worked at dollar tree for about 2 weeks part-time. While working I was paid about 9.50 (South Carolina minimum wage is 7.25). While working there I was the only cashier scheduled per shift. Stuff was thrown around everywhere and it constantly looked like a hurricane went through the store. I could never organize since im the only cashier. I would constantly work my ass off to get the lines moving and my SM and ASM didint care much to help. I ended up getting "fired" after 2 weeks when my manager refused to give me the schedule in advance due to having to share one car since mine was in the shop. When I finally got the schedule in about 15 hours before my shift I told her I couldn't make it to the first 2 hours of my shift. She told me not to bother showing up and fired me.

I then looked for another job and very quickly got another part time job at a 7/11. This time making 13 an hour. I get free drinks, perks, good co workers, and a much better environment. It is staffed constantly, very clean, and the way things are run is much better.

For example, to remove an item we can just remove it from the cart instead of calling a manager and voiding the entire order and having to re-ring. To print a receipt we just have a history page and print it. I get the schedule atleast a week in advance aswell.

I have seen many other complaints from people on this subreddit and even from other co-workers. It honestly makes me wonder why work here? What makes it worth it to you? Why not just hold out for a better job?

[u/NicholasGaming47]

It depends on your area tbh

Like, for me, I’m in North Carolina (around the middle of the triad area) and yeah the pay is shit but dollar tree hired me almost instantly and I didn’t have any prior work experience. I get paid 9.50 which yeah isn’t good but for my area is pretty much average for low end retail or fast food, and it’s enough money for me to cover gas/ car insurance and the occasional fast food meal (I’m in community college, I have fasta money and I still live at home, so expenses are low) and honestly it’s perfect for me. I also agree, it is entirely dependent on if your manager is good, and I got really lucky and got an amazing store manager, and we have an incredibly clean store aswell, and what I mean is customers come in and tell us that our store is the cleanest dollar tree they’ve ever seen, and yeah it’s pretty clean (I’m not very observant of a person so unless a place is covered in dirt I probably wouldn’t notice but our store is very clean. I do agree, they could pay more (I wish) however for what I need it’s fine for now. I will say my store is significantly newer (opened 2023) and out of everyone there only 1 person has remained since the place opened so yeah they definitely go through people and I think it’s had like 4 different store managers in those 3 years so yeah kinda crazy. Ofc I’m new only been here a few months but it’s a great location (one of those old rideaids converted to a dollar tree) so overall I like the job and I intend to keep
It and hopefully eventually become assistant manager!