Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2016-03-21
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Not a terrible ladder to climb. If spongebob can create so much success, there's hope!
Pros: Diverse staff, Free fruit bags, mostly relaxed staff, good skills to be acquired, apprenticeship programme (both can be helpful and extremely tediously  soul breaking)... good interpersonal skills can be learnt in such surroundings too.  

Not bad holiday time.

Usually ok at shift swapping if you need.

Learn how to clean properly (providing the manager gives a sh!t) which they usually do!

You CAN progress, I didn't see much in the way of, if you're willing to work hard and show effort, you can go up the ranks.,
Cons: Poor wage (depending on employer i.e franchisee) As said in pro's if not run effectively and in the interest of bettering the apprentice.. the Apprenticeship can end up being one long waste of time and money. Which is a shame, because its quite a good programme. 

Shift work for me was a nightmare, I like a routine but others do prefer different shift patterns. 

Some friends of management may find themselves promoted quicker than others, let alone promoted. 

Some managers may find it difficult to turn their egotistical tunnel vision into practical, helpful support and understanding. 

Last but by no means least... Training,...Training training training training, Some stores have ACE! crew trainers and planned methods! Others may differ depending on how the store is run, whilst the skills you're learning can be helpful and beneficial to you later in life! Training can sometimes be overlooked/missed/forgotten/abandoned! as distractions seem to set into some management...like a cat with a ball of string a friend used to say. 

Overall even though it may seem I have slated this company and i'm awaiting to be sued by them probably,  it really isn't too bad and you CAN achieve things there if you want to.