Good First Job - Sales Associate Five Below Employee Review

3.0
Sep 6, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE. small transactions, didn't have to worry about people stealing a 50 dollar shirt, good employee discount/ability to grab things ahead of release. Fun place to work, good people

Cons

Took me a month and a half once to get paid, bad management, promoted people internally based on favoritism and not ability to do the job, no one cared our AM was sleeping with a cashier and gave her lots of shifts.

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Cons

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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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