Great Job for High School - Anonymous employee Five Guys Employee Review

4.0
8 Nov 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

This is definitely a great job for a high school student or college student. Great people and they really take a lot of pride in how they do things, as far as how everything is prepared and how they treat customers.

Cons

Just the standard cons of kitchen work - lots of standing, being hunched over. The store I was in was extremely busy for about 2 hours straight each shift (lunch or dinner), so it was pretty much non-stop.

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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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