Small pay and no advancement through the company - Cashier Five Below Employee Review

1.0
Mar 20, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible hours and no weekends if requested

Cons

Management can do no wrong. When I need to leave the front end of the store and walk to the back of the store because the manager is outside again talking to his wife smoking a cigarette and i need his help it's my fault. Other manager is rude and disrespectful but nothing is said to her even though she would have lost a $3000 order if it wasn't for an employee taking her tax exempt number. GM was told what happened and she was not held accountable or told what she did was wrong per the GM. You will not advance in the company

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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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