The Food Represents How They Treat Employees: Cheap and Tasteless - Crew Member McDonald's Employee Review

2.0
Dec 9, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

You definitely will be employed if you decide to work here at McDonald's. It's a good place to start if you can't get in anywhere else. The job is simple, but really busy during rush hours.

Cons

The carelessness of hiring employees needs to tighten up. I literally was told, "Since you know someone here, you could probably score low on this quiz and still get hired." The pay is minimum wage unless you work weekends, you'd probably get a 10 cent raise. The workplace is usually messy and the McDonald's I was at didn't even have us use gloves while preparing foods. You can see managers popping a pickle or a chicken nugget during slow hours on occasion. They try to limit the number of workers as possible. There are usually 3 people including the manager working evenings when they can't handle it all by themselves. McDonald's is just another cheap and unprofessional place to work.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Experience varies heavily depending on the owner/operator you work for. Free and discounted food. 2 weeks PTO. Vision, Dental and Health insurance. Offers rapid development opportunities.

Cons

Work-life balance is nonexistent. In fact, the director of operations has stated numerous times, “Work life balance is a myth”. The company states you are required to work 45 hrs/week minimum; Realistically, GM’s can expect to work 55-60 hours in store with constant calls and messages when home. The company does not count any work done outside of the restaurant toward your 45hr requirement. There is no training for this position as you are expected to figure it out on the job. They offer $2000 per month performance bonus but are always finding new ways to disqualify you and move the goalposts when you actually earn it.

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