Horrendous - General Manager Five Guys Employee Review

1.0
23 Aug 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Fun, drug-addled, alcoholic coworkers. Beats Jimmy John's.

Cons

Lousy pay, sub-par benefits, manipulative, dishonest management, tacky, shameless marketing, unfair expectations, poor food, and management typically works 65-70 hrs/week with no time off (upper management guilt trips you when you try to use vacation, and makes you tend the store remotely -- sick time non-existent). This job is exclusively for burnouts and sado-masochists, with the rare success stories belonging to morally bankrupt old, white men with prior corporate restaurant experience. Avoid like the plague.

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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
CEO approval
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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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