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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Stocks A to Z / Stocks D / Dollar General (DG)
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Author: sutton ✭  😊 😞
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Subject: "Worst Retail Job in America"
Date: 09/20/23 8:05 AM
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BusinessWeek not too happy:

'The thing that concerns us about Dollar General is the consistency with which we find similar hazards at workplace after workplace,' says Doug Parker, head of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 'The potential for catastrophe is very real.'

A litany of troubles: "...$9 million issued last year, double the fines aimed at Dollar Tree. OSHA has accused Dollar General of repeatedly, sometimes willfully, exposing employees to needless risks'of being struck by falling products, electrocuted by unsafe equipment, sickened by poor pest control or trapped in a fire. The agency says the company failed to..."

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"This is something that investors see as a pretty big risk factor for them,' says Donna Anderson, corporate governance head at T. Rowe Price Group Inc"

Worth a read, I think, if you're investing or considering

bloomberg.com - Dollar general employees say it s a terrible place to work

--sutton

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