Five Below reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,684 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 2,684 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
2.0
Jan 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits and flexible schedule are the only reason I stay.

Cons

micro managing DM, unrealistic expectations of managment. They expect salaried employees to pick up all payroll slack because we, evidently, have no life outside of our job. Not enough payroll, too heavy of a workload. Customers are constantly upset about the return policy yet they refuse to change it. The pay for sales associates isn't worth anyones time, no wonder I can't keep employees. Why work for us when you can go anywhere else and work less and get paid more? Everything about this job is just awful. Constantly having to deal with people who are in better positions while I'm the one training them on new things. Promotions are given based on who you know, not what you know.

1.0
Dec 31, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's really hard to think of anything positive about working there, or at least at the store location I was at.

Cons

They were supposed to pay me $9.25 an hour working freight but I only received $8.25 and was promised it would be made up next pay period. Not only was it not in the next pay but that one was all so short. I've been calling and sending e-mails but no one will get back to me.

1.0
Dec 17, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Young employees and fun products

Cons

Bad management. No career path. Unprofessional work environment. HR department doesn't assist/advise well. No work/life balance. Managers that don't manage people well. Poor compensation. Difficult to get promoted (even if you've been there awhile and have proven yourself) ...the list goes on and on

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