Five Guys reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(4,776 total reviews)
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Jerry Murrell

77% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Five Guys has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,776 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Five Guys employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restauration industry (3.4 stars).

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5K reviews
1.0
Aug 19, 2015

Disgusting, sneaky and unprofessional

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Free food (which you MUST eat on the premises)

Cons

- Everything - Management lies and often tells half truths. - Very evasive when talking salaries, job descriptions and career direction - Poor communication - Lack of education and training in "management" My first day (I still wasn't sure what my job title is as no one seemed to have known) I was expected to know standards and procedures, given the worst constructive criticism and felt like I was being managed by a teenager on a power trip. I was told to come in the following day, but for some reason (maybe eating the food) I wasn't feeling well and informed the manager that I wouldn't be able to make it in with hours worth of notice. How funny is it that when I texted (the manager prefers to text, not email or call) to ask when I should come in next, I was told that he would tell me tomorrow and then I get a TBNT. Even though I passed the trail and received a uniform? Garbage. I will not eat here or recommend this place to anyone over 15. Lazy management, lazy communication and aside from three people I met there, it seems the more responsibility you have there the lazier you're allowed to be.

5.0
Aug 18, 2015

General manager

Recommend
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Pros

Great fun environment that kept you wanting more from the company! Great company values

Cons

Changes to the secret shopper program. It was better when I was working there! Not as good now

3.0
Aug 15, 2015

Fun job if you don't care about the money

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very fun work environment, lots of good people to work with. Overall everyone was pretty easy going and pleasant to be around.

Cons

I worked there for 3 years, never once got a raise. It was a very good employee and did way more than my job title required, but yet I was never given a raise. The management at my building was pretty corrupt and kept all the tips for themselves even though they were the ones in the back on the computer the whole time. I don't know if all five guys are like this, but there were a lot of issues related to that at the one I worked for.

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