Five Below reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(2,689 total reviews)
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Winnie Park

51% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Five Below has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,689 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Five Below 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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1.0
Jan 20, 2014

Unorganized management

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Pros

Coworkers were nice, it was a fine environment to work in. Everyone was helpful and the store was clean.

Cons

Poor wages, managers were unorganized and careless.

2.0
Jan 17, 2014
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Pros

discount? if that really is enough a pro...its a five dollar & below store... oh & another pro? its a PAYCHECK...that's it...screw the "fun" environment they claim to have

Cons

Beyond unfair, you work your ass off for 3 years, at two different stores & nothing to show... Yet others get promoted because they "need" someone...This company is a joke & not appreciative of their employees...Its sad how i can do my managers job better than she can..like are you kidding ? & another thing is, I was SUPPOSED to have already been promoted. & it DOES NOT matter how hard you work, the ONLY way you'll get anywhere in the company is if they NEED to fill a position, OR you are specifically hired for that position. Another thing is I know of some managers who spend more than 50% in the back doing what exactly?? there IS NOT that much paper work and other stuff to be doing during a closing shift that you need to spend that much time back there. The work load is sooo uneven, associates get treated slaves, & thats the god honest truth... I should have learned this by now, but yet 3 years later, I'm still with this ridiculous company..probably only because i get paid $9.00 an hour...

2.0
Jan 14, 2014
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Pros

The benefits and flexible schedule are the only reason I stay.

Cons

micro managing DM, unrealistic expectations of managment. They expect salaried employees to pick up all payroll slack because we, evidently, have no life outside of our job. Not enough payroll, too heavy of a workload. Customers are constantly upset about the return policy yet they refuse to change it. The pay for sales associates isn't worth anyones time, no wonder I can't keep employees. Why work for us when you can go anywhere else and work less and get paid more? Everything about this job is just awful. Constantly having to deal with people who are in better positions while I'm the one training them on new things. Promotions are given based on who you know, not what you know.

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