Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2013-02-11
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

All around terrible business practices. (Sorry about the poorly organized list, there aren't any formatting options)
Pros: **Although not entirely relevant, I only took this job as a sort of self-inflicted penance. As well as a way to stay humble. The money was irrelevant. The principle of the whole thing is just incredibly troubling**
 
-They don't whip you.
-Hours are pretty flexible. But that is more the specific manager than the actual business, since it's up to them
-There are moments where you'll actually have fun with the people and still be able to get everything done. But these moments are rare
-Basically anyone can be hired
Cons: -You are paid virtually nothing.
-It's is all 'Stick' and no 'Carrot'. 
    +Example: You are never called out for doing well, only berated for not doing more. Which is an incredibly myopic form of motivation.
-You are treated like crap because they figure 'why treat employees well, we will just get new ones when they quit'. Which ends up leaving you with only the lazy workers. Who just coast off the harder workers til they quit. Then they just coast off the new hard workers. Because they know they'll never get fired
    +They have crazy high employee turnover. I've been working there around a year, 15 people have been hired in, then quit within 2 weeks because it was so horrible. 9 more quit after getting sick of everything they had to put up with. Then only 2 more quit because they had a better job lined up. For some perspective as to how much that really is, at Most, there are 8 people working the store. Generally only 5 or 6. Then when it gets slow, as few as 2.
-If labor is over 20%(meaning they are 'only' making 5 times the cost of running the store), be ready for a couple hours worth of breaks.
    +You still have the same amount of stuff you must do. But now you either have to do it on your breaks, or be repeatedly yelled at for not having it done.
    +I have literally had days that i had more time on break than actually working. Example: Clock in for an hour, clock out for 30 minutes. Clock in for 20 minutes, clock out for 45. Ect.
-You are Rarely, if ever, going to get a raise. And if you do, it will be for maybe 10 cents an hour.
-Depending on which store you work at, you are either expected to do the job of 3 people. Which means you will really get your heart pumping, and sweat pouring(sad part is, I'm only being slightly hyperbolic). Even though I'm in great shape.
    +On the other side of things, if you're at a large store that is heavily crewed. You will be standing in one spot, doing one thing, all day. 
    +There is no middle ground it seems. When you have to cover 3 areas, and get paid virtually nothing compared to their net revenue, it's just insulting
-You are, on occasion, expected to drive to different stores to pickup/deliver items. Or even to work there if they're short too many crew members(I have had to work at 6 different stores so far)
-Half the machines are in severe disrepair, and the other half are broken or missing. And the owners are too busy stuffing their pockets to actually get the stuff fixed.
    +We have literally been told that we 'only' grossed $90,000(net being a minimum of $75,000) and that it's not enough to be making maintenance calls. So if we want something fixed, we better increase our revenue.
    +Just so you have an idea of how bad some of it is.. The pipes clog and overflow.(because everything leaks since the pipes are 20 years old and cheap) at least twice a month. When this happens the grease and food, and anything else put down any drain, will start to overflow into the store. It's not a minor puddle either, its a flood. Covering around 80 sq meters. The smell is atrocious. It quite literally looks, and smells, like the sewer flooded. The 'water' goes into the store room, partially into the walk in fridge, and into the grill/prep area. It will then stay that way for several days before they allow us to call a plumber. I guess they think it'll just magically go away? Seems like that wouldn't be good to have near food..