Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2018-10-31
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Get in and Get out
Pros: General Management Training is essentially a Bachelors degree in Business. The McDonalds operations model is used throughout many industries due to their success as a leader in their industry on a worldwide basis. If you stay focused, keep your personal life meticulously organized, and know what your limits are (when a store plummets, you need parameters to gauge if your on track or being used/abused) then you can be very successful.
Cons: Things could go great for you, but I saw a lot of dysfunction in the fast food industry, leading me to say this: At this level you are head and shoulders above your other employees- they will not be as focused, mature, and invested as you are, they will pull “no call, no shows”, the store will be understaffed at some point and will demand your time. The regular crew ( the older in age, the more stuck in their ways) and shift managers may be jealous of you, will work together as team to undermine you even though they don’t have a clue what it takes to run a business. It is the restaurant industry- “what can go wrong, will go wrong” ie: equipment, staff, and customer rushes (all ordering the same thing, high demand for app deal menu items, customers who refuse to pull to a waiting space in the drive thru). Most restaurants schedule start at 4:00 am and can be 24hrs. Establish yourself as a figure of authority from day 1 by setting ground rules that strictly adhere to company policy, they are not your friends. However, without their cooperation you cannot be successful, so read up on your personal time on how to delicately balance being a good boss that  can execute daily operations (S.M.A.R.T) and not be swayed by crew and shift managers. Align yourself with the Store Manager, their superiors, and the franchise who is training you.