Great place to work part-time while in school - Shift Leader Five Guys Employee Review

4.0
Jun 17, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours Develops hard-working habits Free food for employees on shift Usually great managers/leaders Usually chill people to work with

Cons

Food business is known to be stressful during rushes Sometimes (only once for me personally) bad bosses Get burned (grease, steam burns) at least once a shift

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5.0
Jun 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly environment that feels like family

Cons

Low wages compared to competition

4.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
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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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