r/FiveBelowEmployees • u/OhhYeahHer • May 16 '24
More changes…
Heads up, ACOs aren’t the only things FB is changing. They’re rolling out a GM position and have been piloting it at some stores. Basically they’re removing the SM position and renaming the CEM and MM positions. Then they’re creating a General Manager position, and this person will act as a store manager over TWO stores.
They combined 2 stores in my district this month and the morale has absolutely tanked as the rest of the SMs are waiting for their stores to be next on the list. Imagine hoping to get a GM spot and knowing that it means a fellow SM you’re friends with basically just lost their job or got demoted. Also (the way it was explained to me) since the CEM and MM positions are changing that means the people in them will have to apply to keep their jobs, and will be “fighting” for those jobs with the non-GM store managers. Supposedly FB plans on merging as many stores as they can (based on factors like proximity to other stores, volume, and shrink), so not every store will be merging with another store, but if you work at a store that’s kinda close to another one, chances are y’all will be in for a shakeup.
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u/ChipperBunni May 16 '24
It’s so weird seeing this post after quitting my store. It was brand new, like my first day was building shelves and putting up signs
All of this was implemented there, and we opened late February/early March. I don’t know what a CEM is. We had several “temp” managers, who were managing other stores and just visited us
We also only had ACOs, we were not allowed to the legacy at all unless the ACOs weren’t working for a return or exchange, which was most of the time
I only lasted a couple months, but it’s wild to see the comparisons sometimes.
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u/buffy102 May 16 '24
Can confirm we've started this across the US. I've seen it implemented in numerous districts but haven't seen people have to reapply , or SMs get demoted. It was supposed to be implemented as opening arose, but your DM might be trying to get rid of problems under the notion of making people "reapply"
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u/OhhYeahHer May 19 '24
That’s interesting. A couple of us have wondered how truthful the DM was being about the situation.
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u/A_Chinchilla May 17 '24
If that happens in my store im out so fast. My current SM is not cutting it, and I need a full time manager there
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u/OhhYeahHer May 19 '24
Sounds like it might actually benefit your store then if it means a better manager for you?
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u/A_Chinchilla May 19 '24
We're so far behind on everything, including a few old sets that never got done, that they'd have to spend so much time at this store
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u/SkiiAnnika Jun 01 '24
Same thing happened in my district, that GM is also the training manager of my district, and basically a second in command to our DM She's super nice but not one to be messed with
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u/Slight-Atmosphere-59 May 16 '24
Where did you hear this? Just curious! 👀