I miss my old job - Sales Associate Five Below Employee Review

2.0
3 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They’ll hire you on the spot and are flexible with your availability

Cons

Management will demand perfection while boxes of stock will pile up in the warehouse and on the sales floor. Managers will also talk behind your back. Managers will give you either too much to do at once or not give you anything to do, making the job incredibly stressful or boring. There is no break room, just a small corner in the back. There are no employees working in the morning, so I’m left organizing the store, doing my assigned tasks, greeting everyone, and working the cash registers. (There is no self checkout at my store) Management will give you an assignment with little to no training, expect you to do it properly, and then get mad when you have questions. There’s no inventory system, so putting away items is a guessing game. Store is constantly a mess and the lack of employees, adequate hours, and an adequate inventory system make it difficult to make the store (especially the back) look nice.

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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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