My experience wasn't the best, wasn't the worst. - Anonymous employee McDonald's Employee Review

4.0
May 2, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible, Flexible, Flexible. The employees and managers are always understanding of personal issues, and the overall friendliness is great, definitely good first job.

Cons

Salary is minimal for the amount of effort and work that is needed to succeed in the company. Advancement is there but slow to act.

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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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