Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2016-03-12
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Worst experience I've ever had.
Pros: You do not need any work experience of any kind, or any qualifications in any area of life in order to find employment with mcdonalds.

You meet a lot of great people, and will make a lot of friends since it's such a high turn over job.

If you work service (tills/drive thru) you will make friends with the regular customers which can be pleasant if and when they compliment you to your shift manager.

You will become proficient in a wide range of skills, from interpersonal skills to general cleanliness and hygiene practices which will form as functional working experience for other area's of your life or other jobs.
Cons: I have worked for McDonalds for almost 4 years, I had became a manager and has since demoted myself back down to a crew trainer position, you are promoted to management if you are seen to be able to endure baby sitting stroppy 16 year olds and can withstand some of the most abusive customers both verbal and physical.

Training for new starters is supposed to consist of at least 2 weeks of one to one training on a station, but often they are left to their own devices or relegated to mopping the floors or performing a rudimentary attempt at dive (washing up) in order for the more experienced of staff to keep up with the high demands in kitchens and or service area's, which inevitably means that most new staff after their short time with a crew trainer are still unsure of what they are supposed to be doing, requiring the experience staff around them to pick up the slack.

If you spend enough time in the kitchen, you WILL burn yourself on a nearly daily basis. and you WILL be expected to continue working at 100% regardless, my arms are covered in scars.

I have worked in a multitude of environments and for some reason the type of customers that McDonald's attracts, seem to be of a different breed, not all, but perhaps 75%, every shift you will have to deal with some of the foulest of people known to man, and you will be expected to smile through it none the less, these people forget that a large majority of the staff at McDonald's are teenagers looking for work experience or funds for university, and yet they still treat the staff as if they are dog muck underneath their shoes.

Breaks are few and far between, staff often call in sick or no show leaving you to maintain a station(s) on your own at peak times, and some managers seem to get a real kick out of throwing their proverbial weight around.

The list goes on, all in all, I would highly recommend working for McDonalds for no more than 6 months, the experience will make you virtually bullet proof in your future endeavors in life, and you will make some great friends, just don't make the mistake of staying any longer than that.