McDonald's reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(144,851 total reviews)
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Chris Kempczinski

71% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

McDonald's has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 144,851 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The McDonald's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurantes y servicios de comidas industry (3.4 stars).

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145K reviews
3.0
Mar 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy Job but it can get old quick. They were willing to work with you to make sure you had any days off you wanted at first. All in all its good people. :)

Cons

Long boring hours. Seems the employeer doesnt care for employee's. It didnt take long to realize that the company cared more about money then it did for its employee's. After working for McDonald's for over a year they would only give raises in 5, 10, 15, or 25 cent incraments. The problem was that they never thought anyone deserved more then 5. It was always on a scale that made it nearly impossible to get the 25.

3.0
Mar 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly atmosphere, management seems to be genuinely intereswted in your learning and advancement.

Cons

Long working hours, very busy pace, greasy exposure to unhealthy food.

2.0
Mar 24, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best reasons to work for McDonald's is the comprehensive benefits package. The company offers unique benefits such as an extra week of vacation after your 5th year, extra weeks of vacation for new parents and a sabbatical program after 10 years. They also provide a company car for restaurant managers after 5 years in that capacity. The 401k match is very good, and the bonus program is one of the better ones I have seen. Another unique benefit they provide is the company-wide event (known as the convention) to celebrate the restaurant managers within the company (usually held in Las Vegas or Orlando). Finally, if you make it to a department head or director level, the compensation package is quite impressive.

Cons

Unfortunately, there are more downsides than good. You often hear of people who started as crew and "worked their way up". I have to tell you that the buddy system inside the company is how people get promoted. Performance has little to do with promotions. Another downside is having a job in a remote market. The company is divided into divisions, regions, and markets. Often, some of the better employees are remote workers in a market, and get little or no visibility from senior leadership at the regional or divisional level. Unless you want to relocate, you can get stuck in the same job for quite some time and makes a promotion very difficult. Or, you can take a promotion t a different market and spend most of your time on the road driving to that market. There are instances where someone has been in the same job for many years and has been forced to take another job in the same band to "create" movement. Finally, McDonalds says that people are important to them, but it is largely just talk. People are used, abused and often spit out by the company.

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