Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2014-11-11
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

A fair review of my experience at McDonald's.
Pros: •Get hired quick. Or at least you hear back from them soon after submitting your application. I got a call for a interview the day after I turned in my application.
•The interview is really easy. They won't ask any hard questions. I was asked to tell my interviewer a little about myself and what my availability was. Also, with just about any fast food; if you get an interview then you can consider yourself hired. These places generally don't waste time setting up interviews if they don't plan on hiring you.
•(Remember this depends on the store) I feel pretty comfortable calling out or having to come in late if I really need to. I don't feel like I'll get fired or receive any other reprimands when I have to do it from time to time.
•1 free meal every workday with a break.
•If you like teamwork, you may find McDonald's enjoyable.
Cons: •Working at McDonald's is a lot of work and a lot of people underestimate that. I worked at a busy store that was open 24 hours. There was consistent business at all hours of the day. Very little down time, my 30 min break was truly my one and only break.
•It's very dirty work. I worked in the kitchen, which also included the responsibility of doing dishes back at the sink area. Your constantly getting grease, food particles, cleaning chemicals, and other dirty things on you at all times. And if your doing the dishes this stuff is getting sprayed on your face and everywhere else. I can assure you it's going to be downright disgusting at times. I clock out everyday smelling terrible and being greasy and sweaty head to toe.
•Your often short handed at work, mostly during overnight shifts. People constantly call out. They're many nights where it is just me and one other person working the whole kitchen. Sometimes this is also caused by the store cutting down on labor costs. You can find yourself getting over whelmed very quickly which results in a really terrible day at work.
•Pay is insufficient. For how labor intensive it is, you feel like you should be making more money. Almost everyone working there is living pay check to pay check.