Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2012-10-02
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Too demanding, less work-life balance than I expected.
Pros: Steady income.  Some nice people.
Cons: Harder to take a 'leave of absence' than I would have expected.  Too demanding -- company comes first.  Senior employees given preferential treatment, rude customers, poor sleep patterns due to shift work.  Less 'work-life' flexibility than you would expect from a company like this.  You can't even request time off.  Too much pressure is placed on the workers who actually get things done around the store.   They will pay you for your skills but you can't really have a second job or attend school if they need you to be there when THEY need you.  I expected more flexibility out of management especially since I indicated I was interested in a 'part-time' position there.