A lot of expectations, not a lot of support - Manager Five Below Employee Review

4.0
Aug 2, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The teams in the store. Good people that really try and work hard for very little! DO BETTER FIVE BELOW CEO AND CORPORATE!!!!

Cons

Unrealistic expectations. Hire new cashier with no extra hours to train!! How?!??? Hire managers with one week of training. Why?!??? This is why the comoany will never succeed, no investment in their stores. CORPORATE NEEDS TO REMEMBER THE STORE ASSOCIATES ARE THE LIFE OF THE COMPANY!!!!! There is literally no payroll. Do not expect to get a lunch break as there is only one cashier and one manager all the time. How is that safe?!?!? Leaving people alone in very unsafe conditions. And do not even get me started on “corporate visits”. The dog and pony show!!! Walking a store with someone who has literally no clue what the store is like day in and day out. Please…get…a…reality…check…!!!!! Instead of paying your CEO’s $100,000 cash payments to stay with the company (read the news/google it) how about paying your managers more than $15.50 an hour or maybe giving a care about your employees. Just a sad, sad, despicable company that abuses their employees by over-working snd under-supporting them and burns out their management team by ineffective business choices. Five Below corporate needs to step away from their fancy offices and corporate buildings and see what the stores go through on a daily basis. SHAMEFUL

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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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