Is Five Guys a good company to work for?

Five Guys has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 5,229 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Five Guys to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Five Guys have been left by employees working as Fry Cook , Associate and Crew .

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?

61% 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 (1427) , Cashier (236) , General Manager (236) , Shift Leader (157) , Assistant Manager (156) , Shift Manager (156) , Manager (127) , Line Cook (96) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (89) , Cook (70) , 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 476 reviews)); "Really enjoyed working there managers were cool pay was good enough" ((in 352 reviews)); "The meals were free plus my co workers were really nice" ((in 251 reviews)); "Great people and supportive of works" ((in 190 reviews)); "good bonuses and starting pay" ((in 107 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 214 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 205 reviews)); "Horrible Upper Management" ((in 75 reviews)); "The scheduling was not consistent or flexible and the 8 hour shifts were too long with only short breaks" ((in 36 reviews)); "Unfortunately favoritism is common, and complaints about workplace issues/toxicity are ignored." ((in 23 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Five Guys locations?

New York , Lorton , Orlando , San Diego , Atlanta , Chicago , Tampa , Charlotte , Los Angeles , Richmond , San Jose , Miami , Columbus , Phoenix , Austin , Indianapolis , Pittsburgh , Las Vegas , Bloomington , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Jacksonville , Virginia Beach , Tucson , East Lansing , San Antonio , Sacramento , Salt Lake City , Saint Louis , Houston

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Five Guys reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,786 total reviews)

Jerry Murrell

77% approve of CEO

46% 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 4,786 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 Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Sep 28, 2024

Five Guys is great

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work environment and work is not horrible

Cons

they are very strict on their process so be ready to be criticized until done perfectly

2.0

Sep 25, 2024

okay

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

first job flexible for a high school student

Cons

new manager came in and she hired people paying them higher than the people who already worked there. when i asked for a raise she told me that it was not her responsibility since she did not hire me.

4.0

Aug 17, 2024

Working at Five Guys

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a lot about processes and leadership role within the job.

Cons

Worked a lot of hours and with a slow store, labor and food cost was hard to achieve with said conditions.

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