Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2016-01-08
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Not a career for the rest of my life, but a good job for now.
Pros: Good benefits, especially for managers. Currently undergoing a lot of changes to improve benefits for crew, including education assistance, quarterly bonuses, paid time off, and insurance for crew that have stayed for at least a year. Has always been flexible when I needed time off, as long as I let them know in advance.
Cons: AT LEAST ONCE, YOU CAN EXPECT TO BE TREATED LIKE A LAZY MORON JUST BECAUSE YOU WORK AT MCDONALD'S by someone who:
     A) has no idea what he or she ordered, but expected you to know what he or she wanted anyway 
     B) holds you personally accountable for mistakes you were in no way involved in---possibly including mistakes from before you were even hired
     C) can't comprehend that you are, in fact, a HUMAN, capable of making a mistake with 1 or 2 sandwiches, out of the 225 sandwiches that you made during the hour

Also, equipment breaks easily and is very expensive to repair, so may stay broken for a while, and you will have occasional coworkers who expect to only do the jobs they want to do, rather than those they were hired to do.  Some stores DO NOT CLOSE for holidays (including Christmas) and McDonald's DOES NOT OFFER HOLIDAY PAY.