Don’t work here - Shift Lead Five Guys Employee Review

1.0
2 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Free meal for your mandatory break or to take home, so you didn’t have to worry about lunch

Cons

High stress especially if you’re not given time to train. Favoritism is very common here. The manager is unprofessional and passive aggressive if you don’t understand something within 5 seconds.

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5.0
21 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great entry level first job

Cons

Don’t get pto or vacation time

4.0
1 Jun 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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