Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2016-03-07
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Okay for a first job, not a career
Pros: -Very flexible to what hours you work, can fill your availability in online
-You're always on your feet and moving about, which is healthy if you aren't eating McDonald's food on your break
-Free food on breaks (I don't recommend eating it as you will put on weight fast)
-I'm able to go out for a cigarette
-Paid every 2 weeks
-Can take holiday pay accrued out any time you want
-Very ethnically diverse work force
Cons: -Exhausting
-One break, you either get it really early or really late. Never in the middle of your shift.
-Very stressful environment when busy
-Very hard to get extra shifts and work overtime
-You always have to ask more than once if you need something. For example: If you need new uniform
-The business manager for my McDonald's is really not an ideal manager. He is very aggressive and does not have a business personality. He shouts at people, swears and treats most staff horribly. 
-Very low pay for the amount of work you do
-Very hard to get promoted as Crew Trainers have to perform SOC's on you, they rarely do this as they are too lazy
-Very poor hygiene from other staff. Some people don't wash their hands after going for a cigarette or going to the toilet. An assistant manager openly admitted that he doesn't wash his hands to me. The same 35 year old man talks sexually about 16 and 17 year old girls that work there
-Not professional whatsoever
-Very poor communication between staff
-Your role does not rotate like it says on the job description. You are stuck on the same gruesome task all day long.
-I have yet to see someone being fired, even If someone is terrible at the job to the point that it affects how much money is brought in per hour.