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      5.11

      Engaged Employer

      5.11 reviews

      3.3

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (255 total reviews)
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      Troy Brown

      39% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      5.11 has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 255 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 5.11 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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      255 reviews
      1.0
      Dec 22, 2023

      Great product,horrible coworkers

      Supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Give you 4 full outfits and shoes to start, great discount on purchases.

      Cons

      Horrible management/coworks. I was out with an injury for 5 days. And when I can back they treated me as if I murdered a family member.

      3.0
      Dec 20, 2023

      Good for Growth, Bad for Career

      General manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      On the retail side: If you're looking to grow into a Store Manager role, this is a great place to do that and you will acquire some amazing leadership skills. The corporate culture on the retail side is pretty great too, the leaders do care, but they are all worked to death and don't have the bandwidth to effectively problem solve. I enjoyed working here and enjoyed my teammates and my leadership, I just became exhausted from working without support. There is also a great discounting program for employees that allows you to fill out your wardrobe. The benefits and PTO plan are pretty amazing too. The PTO plan here is second-to-none, I'll miss that! If you choose to, you can travel to various 5.11 stores around the country. If you like to travel, this is a great place to foster that love. The actual product 5.11 makes is pretty incredible too. There's a lot of benefits, it's a great place to be. The other sides of 5.11 outside of retail are pretty amazing! The professional sales team, MIL/FED team, etc. are all awesome people. I cannot stress enough that the corporate culture here is great.

      Cons

      On the retail side: once you hit Manager, there isn't any more room for growth and moving into the other branches of 5.11 is near impossible (Sales, HR, Operations, etc.). Promoting from within happens, but is passed on often. It's a fairly large work load in comparison to other retail environments...be prepared to do visual merchandising updates a lot. The retail pay is also pretty far behind 5.11s competitors.

      2.0
      Dec 14, 2023

      Great Product, Poor Leadership

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Store Employees, Employee Discount, Customers

      Cons

      Senior Management, HR, Culture, Inventory Management

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