Company clearly cares more about their investors and sharholders than employees - Merchandise Manager Five Below Employee Review

1.0
2 June 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Queer friendly, can select non-binary in application process 20% discount

Cons

Zero help at store level from corporate Abysmally low pay rates, less than $1 range for regular employees to grow and anyone below a manager is locked beneath $15/hr, which is the average STARTING rate in the area Corporate has openly bragged about keeping their costs down through low wages and minimum hours (they think 12 hours average at less than $15/hr is acceptable and outright say if employees want more they can find another job) Corporate forces near constant set (plan-o-gram) changes with the only noticeable break being over the summer but fails to send all items needed for the sets in time for them to be done leaving sets half completed, partially empty, and/or filled with things completely unrelated New store managers get hired on only to leave in ~2 months time, almost always because of lack of support and empty promisses by the company

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5.0
24 June 2026
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Pros

Great people, staff, and people to work with

Cons

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3.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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