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www.mcdonalds.com Oak Brook, IL 5000+ Employees
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Updated May 23, 2013
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3.1 1,520 reviews

                             

75% Approve of the CEO

McDonald's President & CEO Don Thompson

Don Thompson

(292 ratings)

51% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Current Employee – been working at McDonald's part-time

Proseverything was great and the workers are awesome

Consthe Mcwraps could have been better

Advice to Senior Managementkeep doing what your doing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Chicago, IL

Former Employee – worked at McDonald's part-time for less than a year

ProsFast food is not going away and hard to find a company willing to develop you talent outside of school

Conshigh turnover can be diffucilt

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Former Employee – worked at McDonald's

ProsNot very boring, always busy

ConsALWAYS busy, always on your feet

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep being friendly, and constantly keeping good employees.

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New York, NY

Former Employee – worked at McDonald's part-time for less than a year

ProsI learned a lot and they hired me without experience so it was a good way to get my food in the door. Definately opened doors

ConsThe pay wasn' t too good and I was able to see some people not working hard getting the same salary if not more. It wasn't well supervised.

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep it real

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Vinita, OK

Former Employee – worked at McDonald's full-time for less than a year

ProsFrappe's, pretty flexible with their hours, understanding when something came up, friendly people to work with mostly, good training, fairly easy job.

ConsThe former store manager made it a rough place to work at times, sometimes the hours were hard especially for the pay. very low pay. several years without pay raises in store.

Advice to Senior ManagementTreat employee's a little better, give them raises and some sort of reward for doing a great job.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at McDonald's

ProsGet good hours, overtime nearly every week.

ConsNever get a weekend off, horrible shifts (overnight, closing), not much room for advancement in a franchise

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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National City, CA

Former Employee – worked at McDonald's part-time for more than a year

ProsGood job to start off! Decent pay, free food!

ConsCostumer Service, sometimes you have to deal with rude people.

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep a smile on your face at all times!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Beverly, MA

Former Employee – worked at McDonald's part-time for more than a year

Pros- Friendly Managers
- Friendly Co-Workers
- A great first job that will teach you a lot about customer service
- There were many Crew events which were nice

Cons- Some customers are just ridiculous (Be ready for anything)
- It's Minimum Wage, but if it's your fist job this is fine
- Can be very fast paced (Personally I liked this, it made time fly by)

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep doing what you're doing however, consider paying staff a bit more, it is fast paced work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Former Employee – worked at McDonald's

Pros50% Discounts, I ate there sometimes

ConsClientele sucks, they are drunk and annoying

Advice to Senior ManagementGive out more free food

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Current Employee – been working at McDonald's

ProsIt was fun, and nice working with people.

ConsI did not like the long hours at all.

Advice to Senior ManagementPut chairs in drive thru.

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