Only temp employees need apply - Shipping Five Below Employee Review

1.0
18 Jan 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Fast paced, little drama. The job makes perfect sense. They have a very strict point system for tardiness and absences. This is both a pro and a con

Cons

Physically demanding, minimal pay, employees are not retained. The "fun loving family" enviornment is a facade. You are nobody here and never will be anybody here unless you fraternize or nepohire. We joke and call it five below 40 hours as you will rarely get a full week's pay, but they will surely speed up the parcel conveyors to get a full weeks of parcels palletized. "It's nothing personal, it's just numbers" echoes through the daily meetings, devalueing and dehumanizing as they plaster the false smile. These people will use you and burn you out. I fully expect retaliation for these truths

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5.0
31 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

definitely loved working here as my first job, the culture is fun and welcoming

Cons

on call shifts were annoying and you had to rearrange your whole day on the off chance you were called in

3.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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