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McDonald's Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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On average, employees at McDonald's give their company a 3.7 rating out of 5.0 - which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest McDonald's employees are Store Managers submitting an average rating of 4.8 and Assistant Store Managers with a rating of 4.4.

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

"I didn't like the customers at McDonald's."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It's hard, so do your best."

Cashier
in Gadsden, AL

"It is a good thing to do a good job at any job you have."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I liked everything about work with McDonald's and my team workers."

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

"I loved it when I did work there. Never had a bad day."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.7
McDonald's (241)
4.5 Highest Rated in this Industry is Hotel del Coronado (9)
2.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Bojangles' (6)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (5,445)
Assistant Manager

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the flexibility to move around."

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

"I don't like the distance between stores."

Maintenance Supervisor
in Morristown, TN

"McDonald's is a fine establishment; however, it does not allow me to use my knowledge and experience I've gained in the last ten or twelve years."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the flexiblilty."

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

"I cannot think of anything I don't like."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Consider partial insurance for employees."

Assistant Manager
in Pendleton, IN

"I actually work for a owner/operator."

Cashier
in Chicago, IL

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I liked the workers and the teamwork."

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

"It wasn't career-oriented. The management needed to be more professional."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stay professional."

Crew Member
in Springfield, IL

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the envrionment."

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

"I don't like the hiring of employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire people at McDonald's who will stay and work the job for more than 1 week."

Store Manager
in Germantown, MD

"I have learned great management and leadership skills working for McDonald's."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"Benefits were good."

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

"I didn't like the compensation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat and compensate managers better."

Cashier

"McDonald's was my first job."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like working with friends."

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

"I dislike the management at McDonald's."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't be so controlling."

Assistant Store Manager
in Norman, OK

"Wonderful career stepping stone that leads to greater job opportunities."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"McDonald's was a great place to start, and being a manager helped build personal skills that carry on throughout other job opportunities and life as well."

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

"It's just a place to begin and offered a great experience for college."

Swing Manager
in Bloomington, IN

"I worked for McDonald's while finishing my degree."

Shift Manager
in Seattle, WA

"McDonald's is a great place to work for teenagers."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"The thing that I like about working in McDonald's is that I can mingle with different types of people."

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

"The thing that I don't like about working in McDonald's is that the pay rate is so low even if you are a manager. The benefits are bad as well as the vacation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep it up so that the teenagers can work for you."

Cashier
in Glendale, CA

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I had a good time working at McDonald's. I got to meet a lot of new people."

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

"I didn't like the fact that the restaurant went corporate and brought in the wrong kind of people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the job fun."

Swing Manager

"McDonald's is a great company to challenge and reward work, but has poor pay."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the ability to continuously improve and fit into the next position, and the company's desire to help by sending me to classes."

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

"I dislike small business politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"When trying to use one store's surplus quality management to improve another location, send more than one per store. People get overwhelmed and overworked with too many challenges."

Crew Trainer
in Bluefield, VA

"McDonald's is a great career starter!!!"

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the great atmosphere and flexible scheduling."

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

"I don't like having to close and then open the next morning with having less than 2-4 hours of sleep."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire people who do not call in all the time and have a better reputation."

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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