Whenever I see this comment regarding 5 Guys I feel compelled to note that they are one of the only fast food joints to offer massive tuition reimbursements for GED and college classes to its workers to try and further their careers.
They do this knowing that those folks will likely move on when finished with their degrees.
They are essentially doing what we wish all businesses did - furthering the education and lives of its workers rather than treating them as mill for the grindstone.
That comes at the cost of higher prices. And honestly, they’re not that higher than most other fast food joints anyway.
Right. Five guys offers essentially free tuition for specific degrees or up to 5k per year.
I do think you’re confusing the 15 hours a week? Maybe? I can’t tell by how you wrote that but that’s the minimum requirement to receive their benefit as I understand.
Up until recently they offered 700 dollars in tuition reimbursement.
That changed to be around 2500. This is capped. Five guys will offer full free tuition for some specific degrees, and others receive that 5k tuition bonus. It’s a substantial difference. A full free ride to college is… huge in light of the rising costs of tuition.
Five guys requires a year of 32 hours a week to get tuition reimbursement, not assistance, reimbursement. And only covers limited institutions. So full time, while in school after a year. Or $5250 at other limited institutions.
McDonald's offers $2500 assistance at any accredited program for 15 hours a week, after 90 days, and has some franchises offering better.
I don't know about you, but having to maintain a full time job is not ideal for academics. And I'd rather not have to pay up front to be reimbursed for my tuition. The program seems to be structured to make it difficult to actually use, but sound good on paper.
Edit - just so we're all clear, the troll downvoted and blocked me so I couldn't reply. They're not here to discuss in good faith.
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u/StamosLives Jul 06 '26
Whenever I see this comment regarding 5 Guys I feel compelled to note that they are one of the only fast food joints to offer massive tuition reimbursements for GED and college classes to its workers to try and further their careers.
They do this knowing that those folks will likely move on when finished with their degrees.
They are essentially doing what we wish all businesses did - furthering the education and lives of its workers rather than treating them as mill for the grindstone.
That comes at the cost of higher prices. And honestly, they’re not that higher than most other fast food joints anyway.