Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2015-08-23
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: former

Fun but low pay
Pros: Great team spirit which is essential as you're working in very close proximity. The constant hilarity helps pass the day.

The training programme is as comprehensive as you'll ever see. You'll be trained and tested constantly, the result being that every time you're promoted you're more than ready for it. Generally speaking it's easy to get time off for other activities such as studies. 

If you show willing to work hard and learn there's plenty of different roles within the company to give variety to the working day.
Cons: The pay. Even as a shift manager you'll be on less than a checkout girl in Aldi or Lidl. It's the number one reason why mangers leave. 

Because most staff are very young they're highly unreliable. Expect days where you're having to work three times as hard because people are too hungover to turn up.