Practice what you preach - Anonymous employee Five Below Employee Review

2.0
26 Oct 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fun environment Decent employee discount Growth potential

Cons

“Hold the penny hostage” should apply anywhere but with your employees. PAY BETTER!!! You can afford to. It’s ok to go Into debt for your employees so they can make a livable wage. All the best talent isn’t being attracted because of the current pay model. Should be allowed to wear whatever you want within reason. Or let your employees wear the shirts you buy from the shirt wall. Every company I’ve worked for previously was given some welcome package. At least a book bag, a notepad, pen, a welcome gift card. All I got as a Store Manager was an ugly baseball tee shirt and a measly two week training that wasn’t super thorough. Manager schedule guidelines are awful let your managers run the business and have work/life balance. FB is trying to be Claire’s for some reason and snuck Ear piercing into their store operations. Retail businesses being responsible for punching holes into people.

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Cons

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Pros

-20% discount -med, dental, vision benefits -20-ish minimum hours per week -genuinely can be a fun store to work in when run well

Cons

-store managers have little to no oversight and cross professional boundaries often - hr is ineffective, document everything yourself, report to the EEOC -growth opportunities in the store are very limited and they will lowball you no matter what you do or sacrifice -crazy turnover because the expectations are unrealistic store managers lie about pay budget to everyone -more likely to hire teens and students because they are easier to take advantage of for little pay, only needs adult for when teens and students cannot work (night shifts, school days) - nearby stores, especially if in a strip mall or shopping center, like tj maxx have higher base pay, better benefits, better security, and more hour availability

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