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

Jun 1, 2011

Worst experience of my professional life

General manager

Recommend

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Pros

This is a mindless job that anyone with an 8th grade education level could perform with ease and you stay in great shape from putting shipment away all day.

Cons

If you have any management experience with any other organization, you will quickly see this job is a joke. There is ZERO career advancement opportunity, you get paid sub par with sub par benefits compared to ANY other retail management job. Additionally, individuals in positions above GM are completely unprofessional, condescending, and arrogant. If this were not such a small company, I would anticipate that their compliance and HR hotlines would never stop ringing. This is most assuredly the worst company I have ever worked for on any level.

5.0

Apr 15, 2011

I look forward to going to work everyday, I love my job.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The management is phenomenal, co-workers are great to work with, steady pace, excellent opportunities to advance with in the company and very flexible hours for working moms.

Cons

The only con is that some people who are in authority positions shouldn't be because they are too abbrasive and don't interact with employees they way they should

5.0

Apr 7, 2011

it is a great, productive company to work for with many advances available to move up with..

Key holder manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Everything in the store is $5.00 or less and we carry great products with good quality, we carry items for adults and teens and children as well. We carry games, toys, electronics, and household goods all for $5.00 or less! we also have as seen on tv items and best of all we carry exercise weights and lots of sports equipment! I love the exercise equipment we carry as the quality is better than I expected!

Cons

People shopping there have no respect for the store and distroy it terribly! they open packages with no regards to the next person who may want to buy the item. They put items in places where they don't belong and it's a big proceess and alot of time wasted for the employees to clean the store (putting things where they go) we don't have the time to restock where needed because we are too busy putting items back in it's place!

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I look forward to going to work everyday, I love my job.

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