Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2012-08-22
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

I worked as a crew member for four years, in the grill, drive-thru, and on front counter.
Pros: -Extremely flexible work schedule, with the ability to ask off specific days and times whenever needed.  Also, once you get to know people coworkers are usually willing to help pick up a shift occasionally if needed.
-My location started out at $8.00/hour, which was .60 cents higher than minimum wage when I started.  I'm not sure how common that is, but it was a big pro when I started.  I also received a yearly increase of .10 cents - not major, but still helpful.
-There are opportunities to move up by becoming a crew trainer, which looks great on a resume and can help build skills.
Cons: -Obviously the working environment is not very pleasant.  It can get very hot in the summer, and working in grill anytime of year can get pretty hot and gross, especially when working on the meat grill or on fries.
-You have to work every position in your area, even if you are not good at it - they want you to get better at everything.  So even if you're the worst fry person ever, they'll keep you there until you get better. (It happens eventually, trust me!)  It's frusterating at times, but it does work eventually.
-Theres a lot of cleaning involved, from dishes to tables to restrooms, which isn't much fun.