Cook - Anonymous employee Five Guys Employee Review

5.0
7 Dec 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Easy Good Environment Flexible Great first job High pay A social workspace Good way to learn how to survive in the restaurant business

Cons

The only bad thing that happened with me were the hours sometimes screwed you. You could work a morning shift but then get called back in for another three hours. Or if you were on the night shift you could spend hours cleaning.

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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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