Better Jobs Are Out There - Assistant Manager Five Below Employee Review

3.0
7 Feb 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits include 401K, health insurance, life insurance, vacation time, etc. Vacations can be as long as you wish (within reason and with consideration for the rest of the team). If your management team is upbeat and positive it can be a fun work environment. Can be personally fulfilling when working with the children who come in or the special needs community who frequently shop at Five Below.

Cons

Unlike other retail stores that have "floor sets" biweekly/monthly, Five Below has what they call market plan - these merchandise moves come out once a week and are expected to be finished each week. In addition to this, you'll STILL have weekly/biweekly "resets/refreshes" to complete for sections of the store on top of this. Depending on the mgmt team's time management and store volume, this leads to high stress situations in trying to meet deadlines and all the other needs of the store.

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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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