Paid pennies for the headache - Retail Manager Five Below Employee Review

1.0
20 Jun 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Atmosphere is fun Discount is nice You can be really excited about what youre selling easily.

Cons

Pay is way too low for anyone to be ok with. For the time I was there i got to 10.50 an hr. They expect way too much for 1 step above dollar store genuinley. There's check lists for everything. It's micro managed to the point it feels soulless. A lot of what we had to do was just busy work, like having to consistently fold sweat pants during black friday. Never had a day off. People called out consistently because the amount they'd lose out was inconsequential. I stepped in for OT to try and scrape what I could from the bowl.

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5.0
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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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