Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2015-06-03
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

Low pay, management treat you like rubbish, but flexibility with hours is great
Pros: Not really many I can think of.

Some, and I mean some managers actually treat you as if you are a human being like themselves. 

You always get paid on time and for the hours you've worked.

Flexibility in hours is great but took some fighting with management to get.

Surprisingly some customers treat you fairly and with respect.
Cons: You have your breaks far too early if you're on a long shift e.g. if you're on a 9 hour shift you get your break 1hr 30mins into your shift...meaning you're on your feet for a solid 7 hours with no sympathy from management who of course, get their breaks at reasonable times every time.

The "General Manager" is quick to punish their least favourite staff for small things like...oh...booking time off for a holiday, going for other job interviews - yeah...how dare I want another job! -  etc. but is quick to praise other staff who don't show up to shifts, turn up late or ring in sick frequently.

The management punish you for being ill!

The uniform is vile and is not suitable for the job at hand! I've gone through three pairs of trousers in 6 months!!

Only the manager's favourites get to progress in the job (not like I cared to be honest) 

Management always encourage you to thoroughly count your till to make sure its spot on yet come and yell at you after about two minutes to tell you to hurry up so "John" can go home! Yet when the shoe is on the other foot (me wanting to go home) nobody seems to care.

Conveniently management disappear into thin air when your shift was ending.

You are scheduled un-earthly hours (4am starts) for rubbish pay.

You NEVER go home on time! Say you finish at 4pm...yeah you're not leaving until 4:45pm

One manager actually pointed out because I'm overweight I would want my break early because I am, quote "always hungry" 

Management always sided with the customer and undermine you even if you're right, like for example if a customer is trying to use a voucher out of date and I tell them they can't use it. They tell me to grab manager, manager comes over and lets them have it. Thanks...idiot.