Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2014-10-03
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

entry-level only (CA McDonalds)
Pros: They offer medical insurance if you need it, there is a free meal on breaks, you will make lots of friends that last, the uniform is provided, they pay you for orientation, the schedule is flexible for those in school or with kids. If you work overnight, theres lots of free cookies, pies, etc, but dont expect anything thats fresh... you can only sneak out unsold product that they would rather throw away.
Cons: Opportunities for advancement simply dont exist. If you dont insist on getting your EARNED raise after completing new station certifications, you will NEVER get it. Dont expect to get any bottled water, mccafe drinks, or powerade free even during breaks because they will make you pay for it AND write you up. The flexibility that is given to people with children/students is NEVER given to employees with open schedules. They would rather hire 4 new teenagers than promote 1 competent existing employee. You will see incompetent, lazy idiots promoted to manager before you ever get your first raise. You will basically be working for gas money, and for the amount of labor that you are expected to do, the wages they pay are not nearly enough to live on.

At the location I was at, MY MANAGER SEXUALLY HARASSED ME FOR MONTHS (and others) and was NEVER disciplined. Instead HR just moved me to another store. He is still the manager today.

Unless you have never had another job, or are very desperate, don't think of this as a career or anything long term. Oh ya - you will never wash the smell of greasy food off of you.