Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2017-09-20
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

It's McDonald's, what do you expect?
Pros: It varies on the store for how co-workers communicate, but when you're on friendly terms with everyone, the job becomes much easier to manage. Each shift generally is fast-paced and requires a lot of team  effort, which can be a plus if you're a high energy individual. After some seniority, you're often able to pick out your own schedule so long as you're good at your job. There was also an opportunity for a raise once every six months, which is more than other fast food restaurants. During shifts, you get a 50% off discount for food.
Cons: Customers, for starters. Even if you're the nicest person in the staff, you're bound to get at least one upset customer per hour. You have to grow a thick skin because managers will yell at everyone when things get frustrating. Turnovers can get crazy, which is awful because it generally means you have to either have a job lined up before you quit or have a manager's personal number for a reference or else soon enough your name gets forgotten. I had 6 managers leave all within a period of 2 months. More often than not, since McDonald's has a low hiring requirement, some of your coworkers won't due what they need to so you often end up doing their job for them on top of your own. A coworker of mine who worked therefor 13 years wouldn't do his dishes for closing, so I (who hadn't worked for them for more than a year) had to pick up after him to make sure we go home before the openers arrive.