Poor morale, no team, excessive control, no trust, and high turnover - Regional Real Estate Manager, Western U S Five Below Employee Review

1.0
Oct 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Five Below Corporate and the people in other parts of the company.

Cons

The day to day role of this Real Estate Manager position lines up more of a Assistant than what is listed in the job description. Micromanagement is excessive control via "Process" with constant overly detailed attention to every aspect of a task or project rather than focusing on results. Random and infrequent touch bases, Management via email dictating "how" to perform tasks instead of the "what". Consistently scrutinizing on minor details coupled with having it redone. Lack of teamwork, no trust, and high turnover.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

-20% discount -med, dental, vision benefits -20-ish minimum hours per week -genuinely can be a fun store to work in when run well

Cons

-store managers have little to no oversight and cross professional boundaries often - hr is ineffective, document everything yourself, report to the EEOC -growth opportunities in the store are very limited and they will lowball you no matter what you do or sacrifice -crazy turnover because the expectations are unrealistic store managers lie about pay budget to everyone -more likely to hire teens and students because they are easier to take advantage of for little pay, only needs adult for when teens and students cannot work (night shifts, school days) - nearby stores, especially if in a strip mall or shopping center, like tj maxx have higher base pay, better benefits, better security, and more hour availability

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