TERRIBLE - Cook and Maintenance McDonald's Employee Review

1.0
27 Dec 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- 50% off food - THAT'S THE ONLY PRO

Cons

- workload was HUGE. I mean HUGE. I was day staff and I was one of the only males working the day shift. The girls gave me a huge work load, they could not lift any heavy objects, they could not do outside work, it was unbearable. I now know why men receive more pay, generally speaking, in the economy. - My shifts consisted of taking the trash out, changing garbages, working the hot grill and deep dryers, organizing the skids, fridge and freezer. Now that I am looking back it was so idiotic for me to continue working there, the pay was nowhere near high enough for the work load that I was given. - Managers do not care about you or about delegating tasks equally among the crew members. - We were constantly short staffed because they could not find anyone dumb enough to work the day shift. - There were times when I was ALONE in the kitchen during daytime. Its okay to be alone in the kitchen during non-busy periods but not during the day. - I was basically FORCED to quit because of how exhausting the work was. I did not even give my two weeks notice, if they don't show me respect why should I show them any. - If you are a somewhat intelligent person you will find this job soul-crushing.

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Cons

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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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