McDonald's Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Working at McDonald's is eye opening. Everyone should work there to see the behaviors."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the steady pay and hours at McDonald's. I have learned more respect for other people and for other fast food workers. If you didn't know it before, you will learn the golden rule. Between upper management and customers, a worker is a commodity, and you can be treated that way. Not a mistake if you can take it."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be upfront about your schedule. If you have kids, are a student, or have a second job, let them know so they can plan accordingly. They hire pretty readily."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"Customers can be very rude. Upper management rarely backs up a worker and will lie to the health department. Management will throw workers under the bus to cover themselves."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust the staff. If they are saying something is happening, then it most likely is. Listen if they have a suggestion. Don't insult their intelligence by sweeping their ideas under the rug. Know that a worker will report to the health department if nobody else will."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"Working in McDonald's gives you the chance to meet different kinds of people - internal and external, meaning people from within, and of course the paying customers. It is fun learning from other people and interacting with customers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep things simple. Describe expectations clearly. Discuss improved benefits. Have a competitive salary."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"Right now, I feel that there are too many things that are being downloaded that should be done in a very short period of time. For me this is frustrating and simply not possible - information overload. There are too many products for test. Directions become unclear because of too much in mind!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If I were running the system I would keep things simple. There are too many different directions! There are too many sub-products. Focus on the core menu, and do not have information overload."

"McDonald's provides experience as a cashier, and in food preparation and stocking."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"McDonald's has discipline and good quality."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Eye contact and smiling will be helpful to you, and don't be so self-confident."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"I really don't have any complaints about them, as they are really good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Special offers for customers may increase the sell rate of them."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"The pay and advancement opportunities are alright. I do well in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment, but maybe not as much stress or grease."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be yourself. You'll probably get the job anyway. There's nothing to worry about."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"It's hard to get promoted or get a raise at McDonald's. They hire just about anyone, even the social rejects, and that makes the work even worse. Micromanagement by the managers is awful."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make some sense. My manager doesn't really know how to manage a restaurant efficiently, between inventory replenishment and scheduling shifts."

"A very dynamic job where you never have time to get bored."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"It is a lot of work. There is a lot of dynamism and opportunity to learn every day at McDonald's."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to deal with many tasks and sometimes overcome external obstacles."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"I don't like being a bit limited following the instructions given by the operations center when we talk about new ideas."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest a little more power to defend the ideas that we proposed."

"It was a good experience working at McDonald's. I loved it."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"This was a good environment, and I liked the people and good benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared and be patient with all kinds of customers."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"I didn't like the overnight shift, and the inconsistencies of changing the schedule."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have self-confidence, strong and fast speed, and trust."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"There was nothing I liked about McDonald's except the paycheck."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Find another place to work because the pay is not very good."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"The managers were mean, and the employees were very stupid."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would make the work environment more fun, and make employees look forward to work."

"McDonald's is a great place to work, just not the best to get paid at."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I liked the amazing people that were there, and the fun environment they provided."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"How can you do poorly on a McDonald's interview"

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"I really didn't like the customers or the grunt work at McDonald's."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not much, just watch out for employees stealing from you."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the teamwork at McDonald's! I like the attitude with other workers and free manager meals!!!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The job is easy and fun. Working partners are great, but at times seems like it is being wasted on times when you are not serving anybody!"

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"The office is not thinking about employees at all, and not even talking about marketing. It's like new stuff is being already sold but no materials or posters are even being made. Marketing is totally crap. It is impossible to ask somebody from the office to help with something because we are the lowest layer of workers, but hey, they are in a warm office and they have nothing to worry about but papers!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Mainly I would make more aims for people working there. Otherwise, their work becomes pretty routine. You stop seeing any way to grow up!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"What is there to say Just keep your head down and move on."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"There are a lot of people who are incompetent - just the way it is."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"The people are always nice at McDonald's. It is easy to talk to the managers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard, and learn as quickly as possible."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"Sometimes you get some micromanaging managers taking things too far."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't yell at employees for things that are out of their hands, like the GM does."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"the work is easy and the free food is always nice"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"make this a stop on the road to a better job. yes they'll hire you and thats fine if youre desperate for a job. if you like it, then thats great! but I wouldnt recommend being there forever."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"some managers seem to not know what theyre doing. the customers usually have a bad attitude and take it out on whoever they see when they walk in."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"increase the base pay of regular crew and managers. the work done and having to deal with the attitudes of the customers, isnt worth minimum wage."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"It's simple and can be fun. It's honest work, and can provide well."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This really can be a great job, despite the stereotypes, it does take actual work on everyone's part to make McDonald's a great/fun place to work, and you have to be willing to stay busy all day, every day."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"I'm expected to micromanage when we hire poor crew, or when our training staff drops the ball on bringing them up to speed. I get blamed for things that aren't even my responsibility to oversee, and my time isn't respected as it should be. (I am frequently scheduled outside of my actual availability.)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I don't actually know the CEO, or what they actually do within the company, but for my direct boss, I would focus on doing my job instead of constantly trying to run everything, just because that's what I've been doing for so long."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like that the work is constant. I like that everybody there (not including the upper management - ugh) realizes that working at McDonald's is a crappy job and that work is not every employee's whole life. I like that I can fall into a routine and become very, very good at what I do. I like that there is some variety in the work I do, since there are three different positions within the restaurant for a worker like me: cashier for front counter, first booth in drive-through, and second booth. And even then there are sub-jobs and whatnot. I never know for sure where I'll be when I come into work, and they encourage you to branch out and try new parts of the restaurant."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The more open your schedule is the more likely they'll want to hire you. Be friendly, nerdy, and make yourself sound reliable. The manager knows that it's a crappy job, but he just wants someone he can rely on to show up for shifts and get the work done. ANY experience you have in a fast-paced environment will help you get the job at McDonald's."

What don't you like about working at McDonald's?

"The amount of work you do as opposed to how much you get paid is unfair. The managers can be horrible and incredibly anal, but mostly I just feel bad for them since McDonald's is their whole life. I hate the customers. Most are total creeps. I hate the workplace drama that comes from time to time. I hate the stupid upselling that we have to do. I hate serving our food to obese people. It makes me feel like I'm their dealer. I hate being in a constant rush."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would make the upper management/owner work in the store. I would organize breaks better."