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I recently was let go by this company. The RM has a history of pushing people out who all just happen to fall into the 45-65 years old category. They all seem to be getting replaced by others who are less than 40 years old. This is occurring at all levels, DM, SM and Associate. How do they continue to get away with this?
Update! As of today I'm fired from Dollar General. My manager says it was a check for $60.68 that they couldn't find. In other words, I was short $60.68. I saw my termination coming 2 weeks ago as you will see by the post above and since that first posting one employee over the age of 45 has been fired. Today is my turn. 2 weeks from now the "key holder" will be fired. She is 54 and believes as I do, that we are being "set up". For one thing our manager is working at the store under 2 passwords. She told me this herself. She claims she didn't know how it happened but they have her under 2 different passwords. One of those passwords is similar to mine and the key holder trainee one night got mine and the manager totals mixed up. That's another thing. A young trainee is doing the daily totals. I NEVER HAD A $60.68 CHECK! My manager claims that "maybe I just handed the check back to the customer". ###! I may be older, but I'm not stupid!. I believe due to this manager having two passwords, she is able to manipulate the "books" to whatever is convenient for her, and is helping Dollar General to get rid of us old employees by this route
Update here! Well as of today I am fired. They're saying it was a check for 60.68 that they couldn't find. In other words, I was short 60.68. My manager said "Maybe I just handed the check back to the customer". ###! I'm rarely, if ever, more than 25 cents over or short. This manager is running under two passwords at the store and is doing the same thing to a key holder who also is about to be fired. I believe due to this store manager having two passwords at the store, she is able to manipulate the "books" and is actually stealing from the company. I am the 2nd firing in 2 weeks of employees over the age of 45. The next person to be fired is 54 years old. Just thought you'd like to know.
Everyone over the age of 50 was wrote up at the Dollar General I work at here in Florida, including me. It's happening here. The RM gave the order for me to be wrote up due to a few days of a "low basket". That is, my average sales didn't meet company ideals. I work in an economically depressed area of Bay County so if my customers don't want have a lot of money to spend, I am held accountable because I didn't "push" an extra sale on them. I'm 53. My manager was ordered to write herself up and forge the RM's name on it for the same reason, and also a key holder was written up, although I don't know why as to her case. All of us, over the age of 50. No younger were wrote up.
My 14 year and 11 year old went into Dollar General to buy a birthday card for there cousin and was stopped at the door by the employees. They told my kids that only one child in the store at a time. My daughter was at the front of the store and proceeded to pick out a card and they told her that I am not going to service you if you don't listen. I myself goes into the store due to at the time I saw both of my kids standing at the door as if they did something wrong. I ask what is wrong and the lady states if they are not 18 they are not allowed in the store together. That rule is very unfair to kids and in my opinion the worker should not have any contact with the kids in the store unless they are doing something wrong. I will challenge that rule only due to the embarrassment of my children. They were treated as if they were criminals. The kids are our future and by no means a child should not be treated that way, especially by a Dollar General store.
Jim, The same thing is happening here in Nashville. If you see this comment, please get in touch with me. We have an age discrimination law suit just filed here and we could use your help.
Thanks,
Curt Conroy
curtisleeconroy@comcast.net
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PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND/OR THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION - IT'S FREE. FILE FOR YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT ALSO.
Here is a law office that would love to help with such a case: www.scalaw.com
If you can prove it was age-related, you can sue for discrimination. But if you did something wrong and want to blame discrimination, then obviously you can't.