Five Below reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,686 total reviews)
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Winnie Park

54% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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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2.0
Apr 12, 2026

Innovation is stifled by internal politics

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some opportunity to work with modern technologies like Databricks and Kafka. The remote nature of the role provides decent flexibility.

Cons

Cultural Gridlock: There is a heavy emphasis on internal politics rather than actual engineering progress. Decision-making is often slow and influenced more by "who you know" than by technical merit. Lack of Innovation: Despite having a modern tech stack, the appetite for real innovation is low. Projects often get bogged down in administrative hurdles and risk-aversion. Management Gaps: There is a noticeable disconnect between upper management and the technical realities of the engineering teams.

5.0
Nov 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great job, great people felt like a family

Cons

The pay isn’t very good

4.0
Apr 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good job sometimes solid pay

Cons

Smelly but that’s just me

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