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Pros
- "I got free food on my break and got to customize my meals every day which was fin and tasty" (in 4557 reviews)
- "McDonald's offer flexible hours and is a very solid first job for those in high school or college." (in 4459 reviews)
- "the people i worked with were nice and very willing to work with my schedule for school." (in 3923 reviews)
- "food was okay and usually got discounts or free meals while on the clock but usually ate afterwards" (in 1494 reviews)
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- "managers can be rude and don't work with your request days off unless you keep reminding them" (in 3659 reviews)
- "Breaks are short and also there is not a guaranteed time on when an employee will have his break." (in 409 reviews)
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- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
Management was great and the pay was fair. Also we got free meals and drinks.
Cons
None that I can think of.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
taught me a good work ethic that I carry into my adulthood
Cons
heavy things to lift a lot
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great food, I constantly go
Cons
Scheduling could be tight sometimes
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Always ask what you'll be paid
Feb 7, 2023 - Customer Service in Auburndale, FLRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Nice coworkers Flexible schedule Discounts
Cons
Hourly pay not what was listed Not enough training
- U.S. Restaurants | Division of McDonald'sFormer Employee★★★★★
Pros
Hours Coworkers Its a starter job
Cons
Pay Customers The people are mean
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Engaging and pleasant work place.
Cons
Management was not very helpful
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Management willing to work with school scedule
Cons
Sometimes a little short staffed
- U.S. Restaurants | Division of McDonald'sFormer Employee★★★★★
Pros
Hours always available if you want to work more.
Cons
none that I can think of
- U.S. Restaurants | Division of McDonald'sCurrent Employee★★★★★
Pros
Gas and free food and also the McBiddies
Cons
So expensive and didn't get paid that well
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
First Job - okay pay - long hours
Cons
Fast-paced - hard-working - new people
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McDonald's has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 109,604 reviews left anonymously by employees. 58% of employees would recommend working at McDonald's to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
58% of McDonald's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated McDonald's 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at McDonald's to be career development, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be compensation, management.
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