Do Not Recommend - Sales Associate/Cashier Five Below Employee Review

1.0
Feb 10, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice coworkers and decent pay

Cons

Scheduling and management issues. Seasonal work is ridiculous. They will make you stay until 2 A.M. doing recovery and cleaning duties. Job security is not a priority for them. They do not care about their employees and that, to me, is important in any company; retail or not. Management lied straight to my face. We are all adults and I would appreciate honesty from my managers and higher ups. The majority of the managers are amazing. One of them is lazy, rude, and does subpar work all around.

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Cons

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3.0
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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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