Director - Anonymous employee Five Below Employee Review

3.0
20 Apr 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fun place to work, lots of good people, some growth opportunities, approachable executives

Cons

Inequality of workload (some departments hire people every year and work regular hours, while others never expand and just get more layered on regardless of how many hours the individuals are working), micromanagement by some executives, some people get rewarded repeatedly for bad behavior (promotions in spite of straight up nastiness to other people) while other hard workers are not promoted, not enough growth or development opportunities for a company that’s growing so fast

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
16 Jun 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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