Great Place to work initially, until I transferred to another region - Store Manager Five Below Employee Review

3.0
Jan 14, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Fun place to work Great discount Customers are great to work with there

Cons

Not enough payroll is offered to support your store unless it’s December Store managers are expected to work 45-whatever hours you have to to support your store so you usually end up working 55 hours a week due to not enough payroll Plannograms used to be less specific so you had more freedom to have fun with merchandising but depending on your DM you should be matching product 24/7 and leave empty holes if the product hasn’t arrived yet You don’t know what shipment amounts you’ll get until it comes in so your ASM and freight team have to be flexible and if they aren’t you will get behind or you will have to adjust your own schedule every week to stay caught up Salary is way too low If you are under the age of 40 your upper management will not respect you and will not let you have your own ideas and processes Turnover is very high because pay is low for all positions I had 5 different DMs and 3 different RDs in a time span of 5 months so it was exhausting to continuously adjust to new expectations

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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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