Not Worth The Effort - Crew Member Five Guys Employee Review

1.0
Jul 12, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The layout of there restaurant is easy to move around in and easy to find what you need. Partial uniform free (Non-slip shoes and shirts and hat) Free meal for shifts of at least six hours (two items)

Cons

The training was terrible. Was told was moving too slow. In the end, I would get blisters from trying to sweep quicker with brushes and pans too short for average height. Hard to tell genuine people from people pretending as staff would tell me I was doing great and then in reports I was told everyone thought I was terrible and not improving. Was told I would be paid final two weeks and didn't have to attend the last week and was never paid for it. Wasn't that busy so hours went slower. Managers complained when I didn't ask questions then complained I asked too many questions. You could get strange shifts so you ate meals really early or really late. For example 11am to 8/9pm. Food not worth the hype. Received burgers that didn't taste fully-cooked and tons of salt on the fries. In my location, they seem to keep firing people before the three months and hiring new people the week before they leave.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

They will teach you everything you need to be successful. They have much higher standards than most places, one of the few places I'd have no problem eating at any location. They'll make sure you have everything you need to meet those standards, especially once you get to a management level. They have corporate trainers and the GM at my location was also great. I'm a GM at a different place now and my experience here left me well prepared me for that position.

Cons

Pay. That's the only reason I left, I would have stayed with the company if I could have gotten a raise and I would definitely return if they offered something comparable to what I'm making elsewhere.

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