lack of communication - Management Five Below Employee Review

3.0
12 Aug 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Growing company, Very easy to move up with if you show you care about the job and work hard. Fun work environment, usually always something to do.

Cons

Communication between cooperate and stores was sometimes inefficient. Various delegated objectives would randomly change without warning and with little instruction. Lack of payroll hours given to stores, even well performing stores. Pays associates minimum wage with usually only 5-10 hours each.

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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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