Watch out for the Mystery Shop. - Anonymous employee Five Guys Employee Review

3.0
12 Dec 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You get free burgers and fries and its not a totally miserable place to work. The whole operation has a mom and pop shop feel to it. You get a bonus if you win the mystery shop for the week.

Cons

It is a franchise so you're not working for a big corporation that can afford to give you a benefits package or pay more than minimum wage.

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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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