Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2016-06-20
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Don't work Franchise-My store went from corporate to franchise. Big Deal Breaker
Pros: Corporate-very caring towards their employees. I was getting raises just for staying longer and good performance, making more money than other teens my age. Lots of benefits for managers. Wasn't much of a McDonald's eater, but we got free meals. Management wasn't shady. Friendly and diverse environment.
Cons: Franchise-My store was sold without notification to the previous general manager. So within a month we were under new management and new rules. I don't mind rules, we need them. But the requests that these new owners made were ridiculous, discriminatory, and just simply to be able to get us to quit. We had our same pay, but any newcomers had to start with minimum wage, and there was no promise to anyone of growth. No free meals or discounts for those it really matters to. This store was bought out by Cubans from Hialeah, who then brought more Cubans (mind you they were only in the states for about a year) to run the store. What was once diverse with EVERY type of employee was then predominately black and mainly Hispanic (I'm a Hispanic who doesn't speak Spanish). These people played shady and wouldn't pay employees on time or accordingly. Did everything to make us quit. There was no respect between anyone, managers to managers, employees to managers, and even employees to employees. Most importantly, the friendly and welcoming standard that we followed when it was corporate was no longer there. Our ratings went down, while our prices increased significantly. Very uncomfortable environment. They wanted us to sell large meals without telling customers and then give them the normal medium. I refused to play their game.
I stayed for the pay and to be the only normalcy in that whole store. But enough is enough and I need to grow and get better opportunities, and most importantly be treated like a human being.