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McDonald's Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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24%
43%
21%
11%
1%
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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Crew Member
"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
Crew Member

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the crew and my bosses at McDonald's."

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

"Learn fast, and when you have done that, be fast and faster. It's the only way they will be happy."

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

"There is too much standing, bossiness, and expecting too much from one body."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to disburse the work throughout the whole crew instead of just one person, and stop playing favorites."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Swing Manager
Person You Work For 2.1 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.4 / 5
Company Culture 4.4 / 5 Way You Work 2.1 / 5
Assistant Manager
Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 3.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.6 / 5
Support You Get 3.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.1 / 5
Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Assistant Manager

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

"It was fine. I would not change a thing about it."

General Manager
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Crew Trainer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Shift Manager
Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.5 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Restaurant Crew Member
Person You Work For 3.2 / 5 People You Work With 3.6 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.1 / 5
Company Culture 2.9 / 5 Way You Work 3.3 / 5
Superintendent
People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5 Support You Get 4.8 / 5
Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5 Company Culture 4.8 / 5
Way You Work 5 / 5
Crew Member
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3.8 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.7 / 5
Company Culture 2.9 / 5 Way You Work 2.1 / 5
Cashier

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

"Only work at McDonald's if you need the money. This is not a life changing experience, and that's what I want, something I can make a career of."

Associate

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"McDonald's is a teen job and I liked it when I was a teen."

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

"Always do your best, and be ready to work no matter what."

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

"As you get older the pay does not keep you happy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Even if you have many years of management, you're always learning."

Shift Manager

"Working at McDonald's is good to do when young, but not for a career."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the autonomy. It is a good experience to put on a resume."

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

"Show up on time and work hard. You'll blow 90% of the employees away."

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

"I don't like the severely limited opportunities. Career opportunities are non-existent."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Offer better incentives for working hard."

Assistant Manager

"I never considered McDonald's to be a career path; it was just a job."

Employee Trainer
in Horseheads, NY

"I worked there for 2 years part-time and left to attend college."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"McDonald's was a good part-time job while I was in school."

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

"There are not very many opportunities to advance my career at McDonald's."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find better ways to motivate employees, such as incentive programs and higher requirements to be promoted to management."

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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