Haven't been paid in a month - College Law Student Five Below Employee Review

1.0
5 Oct 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some stores have good and great people.

Cons

Do not work at the Kalamazooo Michigan store! Haven't been paid in a month. I'm a student and need food, gas etc. MGR. won't follow up to find out the problem. Called corporate and was told to punch in a number to get payroll...no answer...leave a message. I was threatened with being written up and fired on my first day. They said we had to do everything by the "book"...THERE IS NO BOOK! Its what ever the manager makes up. No orientation just put out on the floor then yelled at and threatened to be terminated. How can corporate teach people to treat employees like this? I'm quitting... still no pay after all these weeks..... you'd think with all the people who quit this store would get back to district mgr. but he/she probably doesn't care either.

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Pros

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