Worst experience of my professional life - General Manager Five Below Employee Review

1.0
1 Jun 2011
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.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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