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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 141 McDonald's Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.1
Person You Work For
3.8
Rewards You Receive
3.2
Support You Get
3.7
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.6
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"All in all, McDonald's was a good place to work. It teaches you patience, structure and hard work."
Posted 13 years ago in Tracy, CA
Swing Manager

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like helping customers at McDonald's. I like being able to have a flexible schedule."

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

"I would say that you should keep your enemies closer and not trust anyone."

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

"I don't like coworkers complaining. I am so tired of customers who are rude."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I don't know what I would do. I just think it's time to show managers and crew more respect, and show them they are confident in us."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Phone Support Supervisor

"There was a lot of work at McDonald's for very little pay."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I started as a customer service rep and was promoted to supervisor."

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

"Please wear dress clothes when you go on an interview."

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

"There was a lot of responsibility for so little pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The suggestions I have are too little, too late. The project has since closed down."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Team Member

"I was a cashier at McDonald's and had a lot of fun working with my team and making new friends."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"What I liked most about working for McDonalds was the fast-paced environment. It really took me for a ride and kept me busy at all times."

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

"The only tips I can provide are to smile and be yourself. They don't expect a lot from you, but they need to know that you are serious and aren't going to be a flake."

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

"What I didn't like about working for McDonald's was the lack of teamwork at times. For such a fast-paced workplace, teamwork is key to not falling behind."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that the management be a little more assertive with their teams. Some co-workers think it's all fun and games because they work in fast food, but there has to be structure, or all will fail."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Grill Operator

"McDonald's builds character."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"McDonald's is flexible and they work around my schedule. I am able to take time out when my kids are sick."

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

"My hours are short, and with what little hours I get, they get cut because business is slow."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try giving employees more hours."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Crew Member

"Lousy, rude manager, and a filthy place."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"There was nothing to like about this filthy, sloppy place."

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

"There are lots of better jobs out there. Don't work for McDonald's."

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

"I disliked everything. The manager was crazy and rude, and nasty to workers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take a class on people skills, and be more cheerful."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Area Manager

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I have had a great quality of life and worked for a very reputable company."

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

"Make sure McDonald's is moving forward in its current financial situation."

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

"The stability of the franchisee is very questionable at this time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It is very important to get the priorities straight and work toward some common goals."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Supervisor

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I was generally left alone to do the work that was needed that other people did not wish to do."

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

"Please come dressed in khakis with a dress shirt and dress shoes, and be professional."

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

"The McDonald's operation was actually in the AT&T call center, and from time to time the operational supervisors for AT&T would be rotated out so we would not know who we were reporting to."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stay ahead of the curve if you are going to run a computerized database system. Linux and MySQL are better than Microsoft 3.1."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Lead Kitchen Expeditor

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I oversaw all systems working mostly through my management teams."

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

"I used the following skills in this position: inventory management, people practices, planned and daily maintenance, safety and security, training, business planning, crew/management scheduling, and internal communications. I was responsible for all controllable P&L lines with an emphasis on food cost and payroll, sales increases, and mystery shops."

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

"I dislike filling out a lot of books in the store and it not needed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make the right ideal for the company to make the sales increase."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Store Manager
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Shift Manager
Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 1.2 / 5
Support You Get 1.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.1 / 5
Company Culture 1.3 / 5 Way You Work 1.3 / 5
Shift Manager

"I basically would have stayed if I was actually getting work hours."

Manager
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Shift Manager

"They are very fair, reasonable, and understanding."

Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.3 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.4 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Crew Member
Person You Work For 3.1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Assistant Manager
Person You Work For 4.1 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5

McDonald's Reviews FAQs

Is McDonald's a good company to work for?

McDonald's has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 141 McDonald's Review Ratings left anonymously by McDonald's employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 87% of employees would recommend working at McDonald's.

Does McDonald's pay their employees well?

McDonald's employees earn $20,000 annually on average, or $10 per hour, which is 70% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 72 McDonald's employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find McDonald's Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at McDonald's?

87% of employees would recommend working at McDonald's with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated McDonald's 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.2 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 3.7 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at McDonald's?

According to our data, the highest paying job at McDonald's is a Senior IT Manager at $181,000 annually. Browse McDonald's Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at McDonald's?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at McDonald's is a Registrar at $10,000 annually. Browse McDonald's Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at McDonald's?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at McDonald's to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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