I have been hearing of Dollar General Stores closing and having staffing issues.
Makes me smile a bit. When I was younger I worked in similar type stores. Over worked, under paid, and treated like crap. I heard more then once from owners and managers that if I didn't like the job to just quit. I guess the employees at that Dollar General did. Good for them
Wisconsin Dollar General store shuts down after entire workforce quits
General chaos! Wisconsin Dollar General store shuts down after its ENTIRE workforce QUITS at the same time due to being forced to work seven days per week.
Six staff members, including manager Trina Tribolet, quit their job at a Wisconsin Dollar General store due to being underpaid and overworked.
Tribolet also said that the company's food donation policy was also one of the reasons the entire staff decided to resign.
In a statement released after the walkout, the company confirmed that the store had been closed for three hours on March 9 due to the walkout.
By Ishita Srivastava For Dailymail.Com
Published: 14:24 EDT, 12 March 2024 | Updated: 14:36 EDT, 12 March 2024
A Dollar General store in Wisconsin had been forced to remain closed after its entire staff resigned due to being underpaid and overworked.
Six staff members, including manager Trina Tribolet, at the Mineral Point store did not show up to open doors on March 9 and instead left a handmade sign saying they quit the night before.
Tribolet said that she had been working seven days a week for months because, as the manager, she was only allotted so many paid hours to give to her staff.
She also noted that the past weekend was her first break from work since Christmas.
'This is something we've been talking about the last couple months. Until Friday night when we walked away, this weekend was my first time off since Christmas,' the manager told Wisconsin TV station 9News.
Six staff members, including manager Trina Tribolet, at the Mineral Point store did not show up to open doors on March 9 and instead left a handmade sign saying they quit the night before
Tribolet further noted that Dollar General's food donation policy was ultimately acted as the reason for the mass walkout.
Calling it the 'last straw,' Tribolet she was disturbed by how many items were thrown out due to the company's very strict guidelines on which food items can be donated.
The Dollar General donation policy required workers to throw out items that were getting near the expiration date or that the store no longer sold, according to the former manager.
She explained that to get around the policy, the team would label items as damaged and donate the products but when management found out, they were told to stop which led to them deciding to quit.
In a statement released after the walkout, the company confirmed that the store had been closed for three hours on March 9 due to no staff. There is now a new staff working at the store
'There have been tears that have been shed over the fact that we're throwing away coffee that is not expired, but it's close.
'Or you're throwing out a box of Lucky Charms that you know there's a whole bunch of kids that would love to eat those, but you can't donate them out because you're supposed to throw them away,' Tribolet explained.
'Additionally, we are proud to serve local Wisconsin communities with donations through our Feeding America partnership at 21 stores across the state.
'The Mineral Point Dollar General store has donated nearly 7,500 pounds of food to local food banks such as Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin over the past twelve months.
'Food safety is a top priority for Dollar General and Feeding America members, therefore, DG stores are required to follow Feeding America donation policies,' the statement read.
Tribolet also said that while she is currently on a mental health break, the rest of her former team already have new jobs.
According to Economic Policy Institute's Company Wage Tracker, 92 percent of Dollar General's employees are paid less than $15 and out of which, 35 percent are being paid between $10-12 per hour.
