Poor Management, Poor Treatment, Overworked, Underpaid, Under-appreciated - Shift Supervisor Five Guys Employee Review

1.0
27 Mar 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Free shift meal -Other staff can be fun to work with -Easy to move up to a point, then you hit a dead end (around assistant manager after a year or so of work)

Cons

-Management (in my experience) is extremely unqualified -Corporate policies extremely strict -Extremely poor treatment of employees, you are a replaceable cog in a machine -Management extremely elitist (we've been doing this for 5 years, we know what we're doing [as they drive the restaurant into the ground]. Relax, you flip burgers for a living) -Amazing amount of work for how little you are paid

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Pros

Friendly environment that feels like family

Cons

Low wages compared to competition

4.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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