Five Below reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,683 total reviews)
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Winnie Park

54% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Five Below has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,683 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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1.0
Dec 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are a young female (preferably white) then you'll have an easy getting a job here. Don't believe me? Stand outside during a job fair, and take a look at the applicants. Then look at the people you see at the grand opening. The second best thing about this job is walking out.

Cons

They acknowledge that people only last 6 months on average. They'll use your enthusiasm and energy when you first start out. When you get burned out, they'll replace you. Since the training is minimal, there's no real loss to the company. If you start as management, you'll get maybe 2 weeks of haphazard training. Company outlook is good since they don't keep around people who are burned out. If you have "bad hires" you will most likely get replaced. "Bad hires" are hiring males, minorities, or middle age individuals. How many do you actually see there? Still don't believe me? Just walk into any of these glorified dollar store and you'll see.

1.0
Nov 2, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None, added for five words

Cons

Everything. I was told I was paid less because I had less experience than other workers, there was 1 other worker that had more work experience than myself, that was understandable. All the others had less than 1 year experience. I was the only male besides the 2 managers. If you try and ask for a raise or fair payment, or reasons why you were underpaid, be prepared to wait a long time. No point, might as well get a job somewhere else.

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