Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2015-10-01
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Personal Experience
Pros: The main reason why I've been at McDonald's for so long is because I've had the most difficult time finding another job until recently, Also working at McDonald's has a lot to do with the hours of availability. McDonald's allows me to work multiple hours, and I am able to take up shifts from other employees with ease.
Cons: I am currently a team leader, and I continuously turn down management because I am never paid correctly when it comes to getting my pay on pay day. When I request that I get paid properly, managers always try to find an excuse to make it my fault, by saying do I keep my punch ins & outs, which I do, so when I show them they always have a back up excuse by saying it was never indicated on the actual schedule, or the manager doesn't 'remember', so when i get irritated or threaten to call labor board, they tell me I need to wait for the next two weeks, and when I call head office, they act like they can't believe what I'm saying.  I have been asking for my damn discount card for the longest time, (fyi: 6 months) and I still don't have it. And the last time I asked the manager to do it, they wanted to take my picture with their friggen cellphone.The managers are little to none informed on the products, and customer and crew needs. & continuously belittle others & are also very disorganized. Raise is horrible, noting it is only $0.10 a year, and when it comes to getting an overall raise, it is compressed. There is NEVER enough crew scheduled to work, and I am constantly forced to work a 2-3 man job by myself, due to the fact, I made the sad mistake of showing these lazy managers that I can work consistently by my self. I get little to no recognition when I consistently put extra time and effort into the work I am doing, but I am the first to be called when head office comes in, when there is a request on the knowledge of the products, &/ or when the store needs a good cleaning. There are also crew who get away with the most heinous crimes because they befriend the managers, and do not get documented. BUT I have documentations, most of which have been done behind my back and without my knowledge what so ever, most of which have been for the smallest mishaps, such as being a few minutes late and when I call to say I was going to be late, and decided to never explain in detail why I was going to be late, (because I did feel like it was not the managers business because the last time I said something the whole store found out my damn business) decided to document me behind my back, and so on. There have been multiple times a cash register has been put in my name, that I have never used, or used once, and weeks, even months later, or rarely the next day, managers request I pay it back, which I don't because they know they're wrong. There has also been times, I have been physically sick, only to be threatened, if I not come in, that I can be fired, or that accommodations can be made for me to be slightly more comfortable at work. But when I get there, I am being requested to do the most tedious tasks. ALL IN ALL, I would never suggest for any of my friends, or family members to work there.