Freight lead - Keyholder Five Below Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really loved working for this company. It was the best experience in my working world so far. All the employees were amazing.

Cons

I worked for this company for 1 year and I had called in sick for my 2nd time ever and I always covered other people's shifts even tho I was in management and not a standard sales associate but I was still fired. The Manager wrote down that I had been a no call no show even tho I had proof that I had called and told him I was sick. I called the higher manager and he looked into it with corporate but they didn't seem to care or do anything about it. Really loved working for this company even though they treated some like dirt.

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Cons

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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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