I don't even think my time here counted as a job. - Sales Associate Five Below Employee Review

2.0
22 May 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Discount. That's really all I can say. I got a yoga mat for something like $4? And before I got fired I had the chance to stock up for college.

Cons

I worked here for four months and heard through the grapevine that we had been overhired. When I was let go, I was told it was because I "wasn't catching on." I was often the only associate working, usually closing, and I often had to work until 11:30 (not 10 as my schedule said) without actually being given a break to eat. A few times I was on call for opening and called when I was supposed to but no one picked up because no one was even at the store till I was scheduled to work (I actually went and showed up and was then told I was not needed). There were a few weeks when I was graduating high school that I had requested some days off, and for those days I was only scheduled for the exact times I had requested off... was supposed to work my own graduation. Schedules were put up on a really inconsistent basis.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
16 June 2026
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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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