Good first "real" job - Sales Associate Five Below Employee Review

4.0
May 22, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

This was a good part-time job for a high school student.

Cons

At first there were too many people that I could only get 1 hour a week, then it came back to having more hours than I wanted and having to work when I requested off. At one point I turned in a request off date 6 months in advanced because I KNEW I wouldn't be able to work that day, reminded them the day the manager made the schedule, yet I still was working that day AND management was mad at me when I told them I was not coming in and that in this case it was their job to find someone else. I ended up leaving later that month.

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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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