AWFUL management - Anonymous employee Five Guys Employee Review

1.0
Sep 29, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

This job was definitely a character building experience, it taught me to have major respect for fast food employees because I have been there. Free food was the only perk of this job.

Cons

I was hired on to a brand new store, I stayed on for approximately 4 months. When the store first opened, I really enjoyed the people I worked with and I enjoyed the work. Within a month, it all went downhill. The Store Manager was great, as were our two shift leads. however, I worked the evening shift with the Assistant manager who was Brutal. He would talk down to employees and call them names. He would also only give Hispanics the hours because he "hated white people" (those were his exact words) - anyone who wasnt hispanic on nights the Assitant manager worked was sent home almost as soon as they arrived because they "werent needed". This conduct brought to the store managers attention by lots of employees, but she didnt believe any of it. Many of us quit on her without notice because of Assistant Manager. That AM was subsquently fired soon after for stealing time.

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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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