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McDonald's Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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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 Trainer
in Attleboro, MA

"Love it."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I love the smiles. I love helping and learning from others. I love the fact that I grew at McDonald's."

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

"Continue doing a good job."

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

"There wasn't anything I didn't like about it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Just work as a team."

Crew Member
in Saint Cloud, FL

"Great co-workers at McDonald's, and I always had something to do."

Assistant Manager

"McDonald's is a great company with excellent training programs and benefits if the owner/operator so desires to share them."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the fast pace of the units. I like the ability to show what I can do in a restaurant."

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

"I dislike not having the chance to demonstrate my ability."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow people to grow."

Grill Cook
in Pataskala, OH

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I love to work with the food and talk with the people at McDonald's."

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

"Look over your options."

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

"There is no moving up."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to talk over with the other employees."

Crew Trainer

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the money!"

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

"Don't make this job a career. Look at it as a job for a stepping stone on to something greater."

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

"I don't like the strenuous work and fast food pace at McDonald's."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be very prompt, productive, and ready to get the job done."

Manager
in Tacoma, WA

"It was great to work for McDonald's."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I learned to manage people at McDonald's."

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

"Great for people who are single."

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

"There is no personal life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work."

Team Leader

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

"Don't go."

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

"They don't treat you well."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do a better job."

Crew Trainer
in Green Bay, WI

"I got a job at 14 with McDonald's and worked there until I was 18. I did derive some benefits in their high-paced, high performance workplace."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I liked the high energy with a focus on performance."

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

"It was very, very limited in the scope of intellectual capabilities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They performed their roles very well."

Grill Cook
in Pataskala, OH

"McDonald's needs some help."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like cooking food."

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

"Don't do it."

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

"I don't like the hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to listen to us more."

Store Manager
in Santa Ana, CA

"Eye opening."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I like the sense of achievement at McDonald's."

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

"No, as every owner operator has a different plan and upper management team."

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

"I dislike the underpay and treatment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest better pay and recognition."

Cook

"McDonald's is a good company. No prestige!!"

Sales Manager

"McDonald's is a great place to work for if you're management."

Cashier

"McDonald's was the beginning of my work experience."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"I enjoyed the high speed to get the customers in and out."

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

"Smile and be yourself."

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

"It did not seem like development was an opportunity."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on the employee morale, and development should always happen."

Assistant Manager
in Los Angeles, CA

"This was a great job."

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"There was possible growth with the company."

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

"Just be the best at what you do."

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

"There was nothing that I really did not like at McDonald's."

Manager
in Indianapolis, IN

What do you like about working at McDonald's?

"It is fast-paced."

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

"Smile."

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

"I don't like the wages at McDonald's."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Compensate employees better."

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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