You could do better - Key Holder Five Below Employee Review

2.0
Jun 10, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay for an easy job. Ability to advance within the company. Cool Products.

Cons

Bad consistently changing management. Not loyal to hard workers. Terrible at hiring employees. Management so lazy that they sit in the office the whole time and make you do both their job and yours. Management is unreliable and manipulative. Managers will go shopping at Walmart (10 minutes away) or TJ Maxx (next door) while on the clock.

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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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