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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3K reviews
4.0
Dec 10, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Fun environment, good upper management, casual dress

Cons

Part-time managers get 25 hours a week or less during non-peak season. All other part-time associates get a shift or two a week. Great employees leave for other jobs because they can't afford to stay. Management talks about the idea of developing talent and promoting from within, but most promotions I have seen have been outside hires.

3.0
Jun 14, 2013

Great, easy first job.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun work environment. Low stress job. There is high turn over so for the most part there are opportunities for advancement.

Cons

Low income and hours. Unfair management. Irate customers are an average sight due to complaints about broken merchandise.. most of the time they just need to be shown how products work.The general managers are incompetent and usually leave most of the work for assistant and part time managers while they reap all the benefits. District management varies but for the most part pleas from staff remains unheard despite how many times complaints are brought up. It's very hard to consult with the general managers about issues because they are the ones making the schedule, therefore, the possibility of hours getting cut due to personal feelings is high - happens a lot.

1.0
Jun 1, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This is a mindless job that anyone with an 8th grade education level could perform with ease and you stay in great shape from putting shipment away all day.

Cons

If you have any management experience with any other organization, you will quickly see this job is a joke. There is ZERO career advancement opportunity, you get paid sub par with sub par benefits compared to ANY other retail management job. Additionally, individuals in positions above GM are completely unprofessional, condescending, and arrogant. If this were not such a small company, I would anticipate that their compliance and HR hotlines would never stop ringing. This is most assuredly the worst company I have ever worked for on any level.

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