Compare McDonald's vs Sainsbury’s

See how working at McDonald's vs. Sainsbury’s compares on a variety of workplace factors. By comparing employers on employee ratings, salaries, reviews, pros/cons, job openings and more, you'll feel one step ahead of the rest. All salaries and reviews are posted by employees working at McDonald's vs. Sainsbury’s. Learn more about each company and apply to jobs near you.

McDonald's

Restaurants & Cafes

McDonald's

Restaurants & Cafes

Sainsbury’s

Grocery Stores

Sainsbury’s

Grocery Stores

Salaries

Crew Member

13985 Salaries

$14 / hr total

13985 Salaries

Manager

2735 Salaries

$23 / hr total

2735 Salaries

Sales Associate/Cashier

1537 Salaries

$15 / hr total

1537 Salaries

Cashier

2 Salaries

$31,476 / yr total

2 Salaries

Manager

3 Salaries

$58,939 / yr total

3 Salaries

Sales Associate

2 Salaries

$31,934 / yr total

2 Salaries

Employee Ratings

McDonald's scored higher in 4 areas: Senior Management, Career Opportunities, CEO Approval and Positive Business Outlook.

Sainsbury’s scored higher in 6 areas: Overall Rating, Culture & Values, Diversity & Inclusion, Work-life balance, Compensation & Benefits and Recommend to a friend.

Overall rating

3.5

★★★★★

Based on 109082 reviews

3.5

★★★★★

Based on 109082 reviews

3.3★

Culture & Values

3.3★

Culture & Values

3.7★

Diversity & Inclusion

3.7★

Diversity & Inclusion

3.2★

Work-life balance

3.2★

Work-life balance

3.2★

Senior Management

Higher rating

3.2★

Higher

Senior Management

3.0★

Compensation & Benefits

3.0★

Compensation & Benefits

3.3★

Career Opportunities

Higher rating

3.3★

Higher

Career Opportunities

Employee sentiment

71%CEO Approval

Chris Kempczinski

71%CEO Approval

Chris Kempczinski

57%

57%Recommend to a friend

57%

57%Recommend to a friend

47%

47%Positive Business Outlook

McDonald's employees rated their Positive Business Outlook 1% higher than Sainsbury’s employees rated theirs.

47%

47%Positive Business Outlook

Overall rating

3.6

★★★★★

Based on 12942 reviews

3.6

★★★★★

Based on 12942 reviews

3.4★

Culture & Values

Higher rating

3.4★

Higher

Culture & Values

3.8★

Diversity & Inclusion

Higher rating

3.8★

Higher

Diversity & Inclusion

3.4★

Work-life balance

Higher rating

3.4★

Higher

Work-life balance

3.0★

Senior Management

3.0★

Senior Management

3.2★

Compensation & Benefits

Higher rating

3.2★

Higher

Compensation & Benefits

3.0★

Career Opportunities

3.0★

Career Opportunities

Employee sentiment

69%CEO Approval

Simon Roberts

69%CEO Approval

Simon Roberts

64%

64%Recommend to a friend

Sainsbury’s employees rated their Recommend to a friend 6% higher than McDonald's employees rated theirs.

64%

64%Recommend to a friend

46%

46%Positive Business Outlook

46%

46%Positive Business Outlook

What Employees Say

"Free food" was the most mentioned Pro at McDonald's. "Environment to work" was the most mentioned Pro at Sainsbury’s. "Low pay" was the most mentioned Con at McDonald's. "Work life balance" was the most mentioned Con at Sainsbury’s.

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Pros

"Free food"in 4082 reviews

"Flexible hours"in 3412 reviews

Cons

"Low pay"in 2558 reviews

"Rude customers"in 2103 reviews

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Pros

"Environment to work"in 241 reviews

"Good pay"in 801 reviews

Cons