Valueless company. Former assistant manager - Assistant Manager Five Below Employee Review

1.0
Feb 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The discount is pretty good, most customers aren't awful, the CEO is very responsive and actually seems to care how the in store employees are doing.

Cons

The company will work it's management staff 20+ hour days with no help and expect an immaculate store. There is no training and in my experience the employees and managers who yell and cause low morale are those rewarded because everyone is terrified of a disgruntled employee.

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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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