Is Five Below a good company to work for?

Five Below has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 2,776 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 41% of employees would recommend working at Five Below to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Five Below have been left by employees working as Shift Leader , Seasonal Sales Associate and Store Associate .

Does Five Below pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Five Below employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Five Below. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Five Below?

41% of Five Below employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Five Below 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Five Below?

Sales Associate (637) , Store Manager (184) , Sales Associate/Cashier (132) , Cashier (124) , Customer Experience Manager (103) , Retail Sales Associate (84) , Assistant Manager (73) , Merchandise Manager (60) , General Manager (54) , Merchandising Manager (54) , Manager (47) , Associate (42) , Support Lead (40) , Seasonal Sales Associate (37) , Store Associate (32)

What are the pros of working at Five Below according to real employee reviews?

"My coworkers were nice and felt like a work family" ((in 109 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and easy to get along." ((in 107 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and fairly easy job." ((in 56 reviews)); "staff was friendly and looked out for each other" ((in 53 reviews)); "Relaxed and fun work environment." ((in 48 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Five Below according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay ($13/hour which got raised to $14/hour once they let me go)" ((in 259 reviews)); "Bad management is bad" ((in 178 reviews)); "The managers talk bad about everyone and just sit on their butts and bark orders and then take credit for the hard work you do!" ((in 111 reviews)); "Long hours but rewarding." ((in 106 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 59 reviews))

What are employees saying about Five Below layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Five Below layoffs and their outlook for job security at Five Below in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Five Below locations?

Philadelphia , Houston , Orlando , New York , Chicago , San Antonio , Austin , Pittsburgh , Richmond , Virginia Beach , Fairfax , Dallas , Columbus , Los Angeles , San Diego , Atlanta , Phila , Memphis , Baltimore , Miami , Boston , Alexandria , Kansas City , Conroe , Las Vegas , Germantown , Wayne , Pedricktown , Huntsville , Brooklyn

Five Below reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,686 total reviews)

Winnie Park

54% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Five Below has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,686 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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3K reviews

1.0

Jul 19, 2012

Horrible ,very negative feedback

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed dress code ,20%discount ,close to 40 hrs

Cons

Horrible training ,early morning shipments 5 am ,confusing computer training ,stock and merchandising every day.negative feedback .

1.0

Jul 14, 2012

They will use you then lose you.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a cool store with a good market and will probably be growing a lot in the next few years. The work environment is pretty fun too.

Cons

-Terrible management choices, based on seniority, not on SKILL -Terrible scheduling practices (often I didn't know if I was working the next day until they told me, I actually MISSED an on call shift because they had finished the schedule late at night and hadn't told me I was supposed to work the very next morning.) -They used me to set up the store before the opening, the manager told me I was one of the strongest people there, and the week after the store opened they laid me off because they had overhired, and since the general manager was too "attached" to all of her employees, she was not willing to make the necessary cuts based on performance, so the district manager had to come in and cut people randomly (not at all based on performance), and yours truly, one of the "strongest" people was cut.

4.0

Jun 28, 2012

Fun, Fast paced, random

Keyholder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Gain experience, learn to deal with customers, help others, work in team environment, meet new people.

Cons

hours, mandatory email capture, no benefits

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