Great Place to work - General Manager Five Below Employee Review

4.0
Aug 23, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun atmosphere, clean stores, freight come in clean and on pallets. DM's and corporate exec's are positive and available. Associate discount making it $4 below for us. Fair pay and benefits for General Manager and Assistants. A lot of freedom to operate and merchandise the store.

Cons

tight payroll budgets, Part time Key Holders (3rd and 4th keys) are hard to hire with allowable rate of pay. No 401k employer match.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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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