managers should be listen to more. - General Manager Five Below Employee Review

3.0
Jan 27, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

promotions if you work hard and prove yourself. Fun environment, good benefits for full time and runs well when fully staffed.

Cons

Never fully staffed. GMs are not listen to. I worked for the company for over 5 yrs, worked for several DMs and never had issues, until a GM that was with the company less then 2 yrs was promoted, told me to do things I knew was not company policy. When I questioned it I was told to get on board or find another job. Expressed my concerns to the DM that was training him and because that DM did not think that GM was ready they chose to let them handle things they way they wanted and fail and did not help. There were 3 other GMs in our district that quit due to this DMIT yet nothing was done. So I for the sake of my sanity and health had to quit a job that I worked hard to get and loved. Let the GMs run their stores and staff and you will have a happier more productive workforce.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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