The Truth About Working At Five Guys According To Workers

When Five Guys Burgers and Fries began franchising in early 2003, it quickly went from five locations to 300. By 2016, there were over 1500 Five Guys locations around the world, making it the fastest growing fast food chain in the U.S. Today, there are many, many employees who work for Five Guys, and they have many, many behind the scenes stories about the company.

From the technique required to make the perfect fry to the existence of a “secret menu,” current and former employees are spilling everything they know about Five Guys. This is the truth about working at Five Guys, according to workers.

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Easy to mess up the fries | 0:00
Peanut shells | 1:03
Liability | 1:42
Workers with special orders | 2:39
No secret menu | 3:59
Wage discrimination, wage theft, harassment | 4:58
All workers must cook the food | 6:06
Secret shoppers and reviews | 7:04
Overfilled fries | 8:04
College tuition assistance | 9:02

[tedipender]

I like 5 guys a lot, a little expensive, but always tasty, a special treat for me as i don't eat fast food often.

[dartanzalw]

Stop saying all the free toppings, it’s a 10 dollar burger. They’re good! But it’s a 10 dollar burger

[zackerybethea]

Making fries perfectly is a pain in the ass but when you do they are amazing

[waffles]

Pro tip: come alone, order a shake with 2 to 3 flavors and make eye contact for better service.

[thejanglezclan]

Hopefully not to sound lazy, but I worked here for about 6 months and the ultimate reason for me leaving was the insane amount of cleaning at close. My shift would be 5-10 and the cleaning would take until midnight every night, and sometimes 1 AM. Half my shift was basically cleaning, I should've been a maid.

[reaperofthenorth]

I will tell you right now. I used to be a crew member for 2 years and I was slow, but I was the worker who actually worked the most, and everyone else hated each other. They wanted me to do more than what my job description said I would do. Sure cleaning was normal, but telling me I had to be just as good as an Shift Manager and do just as much? I have school to do.

[antasiac.]

I miss this job sometimes. It was so simple and fun to work there.

[mayaford]

Every time I go to Five Guys, I’ve always shared fries. A large fry is enough for both my parents and myself to eat with still some left over. You can always toss any leftover fries in the oven or air fryer the next day!

[roaches]

No shit 5 Guys is good. With how expensive it is, it better be good.

[TV-znbr]

They always seem overwhelmed to me. 🤷‍♂️

[Margann]

I once worked a 12-8 mid-shift on our local Santa Claus Parade night. I was on cash and lobby, and by 7:30 p.m., I was so sick and tired of sweeping up shells. I went up to my grey shirt and said "No... more... lobby...."

[joycewilson]

I take the extra fries home and pop them in my air fryer. Even the next day turns out like I just bought them. Crispy on outside and soft in middle.

[zackerybethea]

At the five guys I worked at we had little aluminum pans that we put the stuff in for bowls

[stevebird]

I waited a long time before a Five Guys was opened near me. I couldn't wait to try it. I was excited to get the chance. I walked in, looked at the prices and left. I won't go back. 👍🐦

[Tamsuii]

I just got hired as an Assistant Manager. I start in 2 weeks 😁

[gregmcmullen]

FG = best chain burger joint. PERIOD. You can spend over 20 bucks at McDonalds for 2 weak, thrown together burgers(is it meat?), ok fries(not FG fries though) and drinks. I spend 25 bucks at FG for the same items but get Five times the quality and taste.

[xConr.]

Living in the UK where some takeaway restaurants will charge you around the same price for a half arsed burger I do have to say

First 5 guys I had, I didn't expect it to be as good as it was, different level of fast food.

[UniUnknown]

I used to be a manger there. Multiple times we were short staffed and it was Hell 🖕Five Guys!

[lisagerman]

Don't have In & Out Burger here but do have a Five Guys...it's the closest/best sub substitute, but am still craving that In & Out burger animal style

[maxbuhler]

Get me on this with an interview. I was a manager at five guys for 4.5 years. I’ll reveal things you never knew ab the chain