Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2013-04-16
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

A decent place to put yourself through college.
Pros: Flexible scheduling, job experience, management experience, insurance (it's not great, but it is available to all McDonald's employees), people, standard operating procedures are stressed (good to emphasize when applying to other jobs).

I have worked for two different owner/operators, and I believe that McDonald's can be a wonderful place to work when putting yourself through college. I have now graduated with a degree in Management, and am now "stuck" because the job market is very tight where I live. It will be very difficult to repay my student loans if I continue to work at McDonald's.
Cons: Limited opportunity to move up, limited earning potential, compensation (it took me 4 years to be earning $11.50 as a department manager)