Ambitious management with no respect for customers or employees. - Supervisor Key Holder Five Below Employee Review

2.0
28 Mar 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Fast paced, enjoyed working with young enthusiastic staff, casual dress. Potentially a fun work environment, decent employee discount on affordable goods.

Cons

The manager at the location I worked was much more concerned with his own upward mobility than he was with customer service. Employee turn over was rapid, I was hired as a key holder and was told that staff rarely lasted past 90 days. Only one member on staff had been there a year. There were only three women on staff and there was a climate of disrespect bordering on misogyny. I overheard two members of management making inappropriate remarks and when they realized I was listening they apologized profusely but sadly this was business as usual. Management was more concerned with whether the T-shirts were folded perfectly than if staff was well trained in customer service. Customers complained constantly that lines were too long because of inadequate staff coverage.

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Cons

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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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