MM - Anonymous employee Five Below Employee Review

3.0
Aug 3, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fair compensation if negotiated properly. Easy job responsibilities if you’re good with merchandising and getting creative. Great if you like manual labor and early morning shifts/ leaving work early and having the day for yourself.

Cons

Get way more freight than what is necessary. Usually a ton of stuff that we already have and doesn’t sell. Hard to keep a consistent freight team when their wages are so low and the hours aren’t ideal.

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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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