Does Five Guys pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Five Guys employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Five Guys. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Five Guys?

62% of Five Guys employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Five Guys 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Five Guys?

Crew Member (1415) , Cashier (236) , General Manager (236) , Shift Leader (156) , Shift Manager (156) , Assistant Manager (154) , Manager (127) , Line Cook (96) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (88) , Cook (69) , Team Member (60) , Crew (48) , Shift Lead (45) , Sales Associate/Cashier (38) , Shift Supervisor (33)

What are the pros of working at Five Guys according to real employee reviews?

"Free food Once the store is open time moves by pretty quick Some great and chill managers" ((in 482 reviews)); "Really enjoyed working there managers were cool pay was good enough" ((in 350 reviews)); "The meals were free plus my co workers were really nice" ((in 247 reviews)); "It was a good experience and the people how I work with were good also." ((in 190 reviews)); "Tips and bonuses and great music" ((in 100 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Five Guys according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and Saturday and Friday rushes are quite annoying" ((in 212 reviews)); "Secret shopper program is always a struggle and they make you feel like your a bad manager when you don't get good averages." ((in 208 reviews)); "Horrible Upper Management" ((in 74 reviews)); "poor training (has slightly improved since I started but not by much honestly)" ((in 42 reviews)); "The scheduling was not consistent or flexible and the 8 hour shifts were too long with only short breaks" ((in 36 reviews))

What Five Guys locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Marseille , Lieusaint , Marne-la-Vallee

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Five Guys reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(4,767 total reviews)

Jerry Murrell

77% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

Five Guys has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,767 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

1.0

Aug 24, 2013

This place is full of s**t

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, tips(on certain days)

Cons

Stupid management , Dont know how to respect people, Treat there employees with no respect, talk to them all crazy, want to fight them.

3.0

Aug 22, 2013

As with many jobs, I assume it depends on the environment and your specific location.

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free meal, decent pay, co-workers can be alright, customers seemed satisfied, secret shops

Cons

Lack of leadership, boredom, lack of on the job training, "sink or swim" mentality, having hours cut, mandatory half hour breaks, varying hours, tedious cleaning at night as a closer, co-workers not actually working, sweeping/other cleaning tasks while we are busy

3.0

Aug 21, 2013

Good but could be better.

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well known, a leader in the field...good food

Cons

Run by a family and others with limited vision. Decision to not extend the product mix will lead to the company's demise, in my opinion.

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