Horrible Management - Anonymous employee Five Below Employee Review

1.0
25 Apr 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Customers were nice. The assistant managers and sales associate were awesome!!!

Cons

Store was a MESS!!! The store manager was never in the store. The store manger never compliment the hard work of the other mangers and sales associates in the store. Instead of making the situation better, managers would complain and leave. Having floor plans every week was a mess because we never had all the equipment needed to make them happen. All around chaos!!!

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3.0
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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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