Love the products, but not the people - Freight Crew Team Leader/Manager Five Below Employee Review

2.0
Aug 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The store has a bunch of great products that I would spend a chunk of my paycheck on.

Cons

The management is non-responsive to issues that you acknowledge them about. They don't care how you feel and let their friends get by with not doing any work, while they push you to work harder and do their jobs. Not fair unless you are part of their clique.

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Cons

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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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