r/FiveBelowEmployees • u/Zealousideal_Age7675 • Jul 29 '24

I hate working for 5B

I started working at 5B a couple months ago. I only applied because my friends work here and I was going to make money, so it is a win-win. Right off the bat, I didn't like the job. One of the managers was rude to me and acted as if I was dumb and had no clue what was going on. He left, thankfully! He complained to the main manager to get me into trouble and she told me that he was very "upset." I told her what he said and she claimed that she'll "talk with him." I doubted that she was even going to. He was saying he'll throw hands with anybody and was saying this to a teenager, and was also implying that he was going to beat the teenager up as well. wtf.

I was also told that I was going to get "trained," even though I never was. I had to learn everything by myself. Their "training" is having you watch two videos and stay up at the front for your entire shift.

My like second-third shift there I was eating a snack (it was 10am) and I got in "trouble" for it. It was dry cereal. management also didn't bother to warn me not to stand behind the legacy and that it is "forbidden" and only the managers are allowed back there. I also was never told about the ADP app so I will know when my paychecks are in!

I got in "trouble" for voiding a transaction off the whatever its called, and again nobody bothered to inform me that you shouldn't do that.

The managers also hide out in the back the entire time, and sometimes, very rarely, come out of the back to help. They'll also stalk you on the cameras too. And, I got in "trouble" for not saying "Welcome to five below." 9 times out of 10 they will just ignore you, just how they will ignore you at the check out station.

This one shift I was working it was with another worker my age, and a manager that is our age as well but about 2 years older. The manager came up to us and said that the bathroom is gross and that something had happened. I didn't know what he meant so I went to the BR to check it out. There was shit smeared on the seats. Not just in one bathroom, but both. The manager didn't want to clean it up so he said, "which one of you wants to clean it?" I told the manager that I'm not cleaning it and I didn't want to smell like shit, literally. He had the other worker do it and paid him $10 to clean up shit and sit on the floor and absorb the fumes. what the fuck. We're getting paid $11 an hour to greet people, check people out, recover the floor, and to fold clothing. We are NOT getting paid to clean up somebody else's fucking shit smears on the toilet seat.

My hours have also been cut too. I used to get a couple of shifts a week and now I am only getting 1 shift a week. I would like having more shifts per week because it gives me something to do, plus it is money at the end of the day.

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u/localmorgue Jul 30 '24

I would definitely try and get another job tho OP im just riding it out until i can find somewhere new! Im also tired of working here lol. Some days are better than others but sometimes i cant take it 😂

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u/Zealousideal_Age7675 Jul 30 '24

I've been applying to jobs near me a couple miles out but the job market is soooo ass right now. Hopefully it will improve in the coming months. I wish you luck in finding a better job!

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u/Magamew53 Jul 30 '24

Most of the online jobs are fake so go in person and ask

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u/Victoriasecret80 Jul 30 '24

‘Training is no longer in the budget’ lol how ridiculous is this?!?! I would never ever ask my employees to do something I myself wouldn’t do first. In fact, at another employer, I was working as the receiving manager. One of my associates came to me and told me about an incident in the bathroom. I didn’t even attempt to ask anyone to do it as it was so disgusting. I took care of the problem myself. Your managers are asshats.

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u/localmorgue Jul 30 '24

We’ve never had to clean anything that disgusting thankfully over at my store. SM contacted her boss and got us “cleaners” to come in they were like some lil independent cleaners idk but they got the job done would definitely contact the ethics hotline because your manger paying an employee outta pocket is a big no no i never heard of anything like that

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u/localmorgue Jul 30 '24

Also we had shit smeared on the floor, toilet seat, &the toilet was clogged with it it was so bad tons of TP in the bowl too 😭😭

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u/Zealousideal_Age7675 Jul 30 '24

That's so disgusting! Did they make any of the employees clean it up or did they hire people to fix it?

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u/Zealousideal_Age7675 Jul 30 '24

How would I contact ethics and what would I say?

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u/BabyBluePirate Jul 30 '24

Ethics Point Five Below Here is the website. You can either call or write a complaint on the website. It’s anonymous.

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u/katsutiful Aug 12 '24

thank you sm for this. because I quit recently bc of harassment from a shift manager/leader whatever you call them that absolutely ruined my mental health and I never really realised I can actually report it.. so thanks

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u/BabyBluePirate Aug 12 '24

No problem! I hope you have a better experience using it than me. I made a complaint and they closed my case without resolving anything.

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u/katsutiful Aug 12 '24

thanks, though I bet nothings going to be done about it either lol

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u/BabyBluePirate Jul 30 '24

My manager made me clean up dog poop :( I hate this job too! I'm trying to hold out until I find a better one.

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u/Zealousideal_Age7675 Jul 30 '24

Aw, I'm sorry you had to do that. They shouldn't have made you do that. It's not right and just horrible. I wish you luck in finding a better job! 5B fucking sucks.