Fun Starter Job - Head Cashier Five Below Employee Review

4.0
Jun 25, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The job, while being demanding in the way any retail job is, is relatively easy and fun. The team I worked with was very nice and the products were fun. Even though everything is already cheap you get 20% off.

Cons

No room for advancement and minimal hours for all non managing employees. Costumers often dissatisfied because cheap products break and there is a very strict no refund/exchange within 30 days policy. Schedule often went out late and people are not supposed to call in to ask hours.

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5.0
Mar 31, 2026
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Pros

definitely loved working here as my first job, the culture is fun and welcoming

Cons

on call shifts were annoying and you had to rearrange your whole day on the off chance you were called in

3.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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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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