Ok Job - Cook, Fast Food McDonald's Employee Review

3.0
24 Jan 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It gets you money while you are in college. Also, not much skill required but I will say this: it can be rather monotonous and stressfull working drive-thru. McDonalds has great tasting food( if you dont mind trading tasty food for a few inches on your thighs and a pair of love handles). But you should work for McDonald's because it can be fun at times and you can make some friends there.

Cons

Drive-thru is stressful and you have to be mentally prepared to handle dissatisfied customers.

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5.0
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Pros

Good food and decent teammates

Cons

Bad pay and not great benefits

2.0
18 June 2026
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Pros

Experience varies heavily depending on the owner/operator you work for. Free and discounted food. 2 weeks PTO. Vision, Dental and Health insurance. Offers rapid development opportunities.

Cons

Work-life balance is nonexistent. In fact, the director of operations has stated numerous times, “Work life balance is a myth”. The company states you are required to work 45 hrs/week minimum; Realistically, GM’s can expect to work 55-60 hours in store with constant calls and messages when home. The company does not count any work done outside of the restaurant toward your 45hr requirement. There is no training for this position as you are expected to figure it out on the job. They offer $2000 per month performance bonus but are always finding new ways to disqualify you and move the goalposts when you actually earn it.

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