"We were already understaffed the entire time I had worked there, but it got to a point where we were not able to keep up." "People started to try to find better jobs, or they just had enough of being worked to death and being disrespected by both corporate and customers," he told Insider. Pay for workers stayed around $13 an hour on average, which Erikson says was not a living wage in that part of Maine. But very quickly, he said, the Dollar General began hemorrhaging workers. The company did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.Įrikson had started at the Maine Dollar General in January 2020, after getting laid off from a local Super Shoes store.
"Our Eliot store remains open to provide the York County community with convenient, affordable access to everyday essentials." "Out of respect for these individuals, as well as the value we place on open and direct communication with our employees, we do not plan to comment on their employment status further," Dollar General told local news station WMTW in a statement.
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