Five Below reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,682 total reviews)
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54% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Five Below has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,682 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Five Below employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Dec 12, 2020

Corporate is a mess

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice offices, good location to commute to via public transit, opportunity to gain experience. Fun parties and giveaways.

Cons

Work life balance is non existent. There seems to be a systemic issue in the company of departments being permanently understaffed and managers being extremely unprofessional with no consequences. Systems are entirely manual with no fixes available. It’s a work harder, not smarter environment. High turnover rate, even in HR, so if you have an issue or complaint that HR person will just leave the company with no resolution. It’s not uncommon to see people openly crying at their desks or in common areas. The burnout is really bad. There seems to be an attitude of “this is how retail is” but that simply isn’t true. I would not recommend working at this corporate office to anyone, it’s one of the worst jobs I’ve ever had in my career.

1.0
Nov 13, 2019
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Pros

Nothing I can think of / discount is 20% but realistically that’s $1 off the most expensive item

Cons

Unachievable expectations with RDs expecting store managers to throw out all work life balance. Don’t understand how to navigate through staffing issues by building a pipeline of manager because they aren’t willing to pay for high caliber lower level store management. Operate on next to no hours expecting to process freight, complete sets, get all tasks complete and wow their customers. Do not recommend for experienced store managers as they expect store managers to operate as a merchandise manager however would be a doable job for younger job seekers looking to build a resume with no experience

3.0
Oct 21, 2019
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Pros

Always enough to do to stay busy and not get bored. The pay is better than average.

Cons

Never enough time to get everything you need to do done. Most of your time is spent cleaning up the store after customers destroy it. District managers don't care and don't stick around more than a few months.

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