Huffington Magazine Issue 69 | Page 54

CHRIS RANK/BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES JOIN THE BOOMING DOLLAR-STORE ECONOMY! “I never had a blood pressure problem until October,” Nicoletti said. “It was only caused by the fact that they were taking people from my store and bringing them to another.” Eventually, the stress was so bad HUFFINGTON 10.06.13 that Nicoletti developed muscle spasms, he said. He left in the fall, having lasted about seven months. Nicoletti said he couldn’t help but do the salary math that bothered Hughey so much. He said his pay often broke down to a little more than $8 per hour, less than minimum wage in some states. Store Manager Sharon Dixon restocks shelves at a Family Dollar store in Norcross, Ga., in 2009.