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Oak Brook, Illinois-based McDonald's franchises and operates fast-food restaurants and supply chains, serving a variety of value-priced menu products around the world. Besides McDonald's belief that delicious food can also be sustainable (for customers, producers and the environment as well), its corporate culture is rooted in global diversity and inclusion, a value proposition where every individual feels their culture, identity, and experiences are valued and respected. McDonald’s is committed to human rights and charity (Founding Mission Partner for RMHC since 1974), and invests in its people by helping them further their education (Archways to Opportunity Program). As 90% of McDonald's restaurants are owned and operated by small-business owners, workers can enjoy all of the support that comes with a large company while working for entrepreneurial small business owners. If you join McDonald's, the company will offer you competitive benefits, flexible schedules, performance-based employee rewards and tuition assistance. McDonald's was launched in 1940 in California with a restaurant opened by brothers Mac and Dick Donald.

Company - Public (MCD)
Over $10B
Large
Multiple locations
Limited-Service Restaurants, Lessors of Intangible Assets
1955
Steve Easterbrook
What departments McDonald's employees work at?
DepartmentsRatio
other occupation32.2%
General and Operations Managers20.6%
Management - Other14.7%
Cashiers14.4%
Training & Development12.6%
Cooks / Food Preparation5.5%
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Professional experience

How many years of experience do McDonald's employees have before joining?
Years of experience at McDonald's: Newcomers: 50%, Experiencers: 15%, Experts: 14%, Veterans: 21%. McDonald's employees have less than 3 years experience on average before joining.
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A year ago
bennett high in buffalo ny
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A year ago
2 years
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Where did McDonald's employees work before joining?
Where they've worked before McDonald's: Burger King, Kroger, Pizza Hut. Typical McDonald's employees have worked at Burger King.
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Burger King
Kroger
Pizza Hut
What industries did McDonald's employees work in previously?
Industry Background: The most typical industries of McDonald's: Limited-Service Restaurants, Full-Service Restaurants, Niche Retailers, Food & Beverage Retailers, General Merchandise Retailers. McDonald's employees most likely come from a Limited-Service Restaurants industry background.
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Where did McDonald's employees work before joining?
Past employers' size at McDonald's: Small: 28%, Medium: 12%, Large: 60%. Most McDonald's employees have previously worked at large companies.
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A year ago
Ive been self employed for several years and worked maintanence mostly rest of jobs when younger
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Educational background

What did employees at McDonald's study?
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Where did employees at McDonald's study?
DePaul University
Illinois State University
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Employee data

How long do people stay in a role at McDonald's?
Time employed at McDonald's: <1: 3%, 1-3: 11%, 4-8: 55%, 9-13: 17%, 14-20: 8%, 20+: 6%. Most McDonald's employees stay with the company for 4-8 years which is the same as the industry average.
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How does McDonald's rank for age & gender diversity?
Gender ratio at McDonald's: 52.3% Male and 47.7% Female. Age ratio at McDonald's: 16-20: 3%, 21-30: 66%, 31-40: 16%, 41-50: 9%, 51-60: 5%, 60+: 1%. McDonald's rates - 4.7% more female than the industry average. Most McDonald's employees are 21-30, which is on par with the industry median age range.
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What are the top roles at McDonald's?
Top roles of McDonald's: Crew Member, Cashier, Manager, Crew Trainer, Crew. The top role at McDonald's is Crew Member.
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11 months ago
Casher
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Crew Member
Cashier
Manager
Crew Trainer
Crew

Career advancement

How does McDonald's rank for career advancement?
Career advancement at McDonald's: very low. McDonald's ranks very low for career advancement which is same as the industry average.
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What companies do McDonald's employees go on to work at?
Future employers of McDonald's: Burger King, Starbucks, Subway, Target, US Army. People who work at McDonald's most typically go on to work for the Burger King.
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A year ago
Good
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Starbucks
Subway
Target
US Army

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What industry does McDonald's belong to?
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2 years ago
Fast food industry
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2 years ago
fast food industry
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What’s the stock symbol of McDonald's?
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2 years ago
254.58-1.92(0.75%)
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2 years ago
MCD
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Where is the headquarters of McDonald's?
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2 years ago
Chicago
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2 years ago
CHICAGO IL
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What’s the gender distribution at McDonald's?
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Sophie Hayes4 years ago
47.7% female, 52.3% male.
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2 years ago
47.7% femele
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When was McDonald's established?
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Liam Brown4 years ago
1955.
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What is the annual revenue of McDonald's?
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2 years ago
23,22 MILLONES DE USD
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2 years ago
10 millones
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Who is the CEO of McDonald's?
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2 years ago
Raymond Albert kroc
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2 years ago
Steve Easterbrook
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What’s the average length of tenure at McDonald's?
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Liam Brown4 years ago
Typically 4-8 year(s).
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2 years ago
5 YEARS
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What size of companies did McDonald's employees used to work for?
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2 years ago
BIG COMPANIES
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2 years ago
BIG COMPANIES
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How often do employees get promoted at McDonald's ?
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Benjamin Gardner4 years ago
advancement opportunities are very low
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Top future employers of McDonald's employees?
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Liam Brown4 years ago
Burger King, Self Employed, Starbucks, Subway, Target, US Army, Walgreens, Walmart.
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Who are the top previous employers of McDonald's employees?
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2 years ago
BURGER KING, PIZZA HUT
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2 years ago
Burger king pizza hut
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How old are McDonald's’s employees in general?
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Sophie Hayes4 years ago
around 21-30.
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2 years ago
21- 45
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Where did most of McDonald's employees go to school?
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Liam Brown4 years ago
DePaul University, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Phoenix-Utah.
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This one’s for long-term employees: has your salary ever been raised at McDonald's? How often and do they operate with substantial salary raises?
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3 years ago
Hardly. Maybe 10 cents a year.
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how long does it take to get hired start to finish
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3 years ago
About the first day. Than you have 3 days of orientation.
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Did you leave McDonald's on good terms?
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2 years ago
yes
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How long did you work for McDonald's?
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2 years ago
7 years
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2 years ago
6 YEARS
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where did you work before applying to McDonald's?
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3 years ago
A retirement home
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2 years ago
MEAN WIENER
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what’s the dress code?
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2 years ago
BLACK PANTS AND SHIRT
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2 years ago
Blant pants blue shirt belt hat noneslip resistance
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what’s the hiring age ?
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3 years ago
16
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2 years ago
16 YEARS
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How busy is the pace of work at McDonald's?
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3 years ago
Fast past but also has to do with where they are located
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2 years ago
VERY BUSY
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Are career advancement opportunities guaranteed?
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3 years ago
No they are not
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2 years ago
YES
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do they hire felons at McDonald's?
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2 years ago
Yes
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2 years ago
THEY DONT HIRE CRIMINALS
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It's good for the first couple of months. I recommend creating good relationships with everyone so you don't get bored.😊
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A year ago
Sometimes it gets dull and boring and your coworkers cheers u up.
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A year ago
Maintain the relationship with your manager in order to get good raise and promotion.😊
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They over schedule you and on your days off they'll call you in. Work can be demanding
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A year ago
Work is very demanding and can be very physical at time
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A year ago
Working hours can be long especially on weekends
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You get free meals and everyone earns a decent wage!😊
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A year ago
I am a student so free meal work really well for me
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A year ago
You can make good money working here
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What is the best part of working at the company?
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A year ago
Everyday is a great day at McDonald’s.
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A year ago
Teamwork was the best part of working there for me.
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I have been able to grow with the company. I started at the bottom and moved up.
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A year ago
It depends on you how much effort you are willing to put in
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A year ago
I got promoted twice in 15 months
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McDonalds as a company makes it very easy to work despite how busy it gets by providing support where needed.
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A year ago
You have to be ready to work over time
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A year ago
Getting support from management make things easy for you😊
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I started when i was in high school myself and worked after school. They are really easy to work with on hours.
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A year ago
Don't compromise on your studies even if they're paying you enough.
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A year ago
Work is easy, it's just like assembling different items to make a burger.
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The owner of my McDonalds was really nice, and there were a lot of friendly managers and shift leads as well.
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A year ago
My manager is very accomodating
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A year ago
I made good relations with my manager
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There’s always room to advance and the managers are pretty understanding.
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A year ago
They have fair appraisal policies😊
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A year ago
every franchise is different with different rules
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I've heard mixed reviews about how flexible they are 🙂
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A year ago
I was only available evenings Monday thru Friday & dey made it work 🎆
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A year ago
this is the greatest first job u will eva hav!!!! ✨
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Drinks is really fun making the McFlurrys, coffees, and cold drinks and taking orders is always fun
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A year ago
Work can be fun if you know what you are doing😊
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A year ago
I think it depends on the person as well
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Your experience will differ based on your location and the people you work with.
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A year ago
Some locations are run very professionally
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A year ago
It is a mix bag
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20% discount and the pay rate are not enough for what you are put through.
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A year ago
20 % only?? what is wrong with them🙋
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A year ago
We get free meal
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some friend told me about internship program.. can I know more bout this? 💭
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A year ago
they give u great hand-on corporate industry tranining 🙌
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A year ago
i applied online, video interview, in-person interview that was it! 👏
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I had really bad anxiety and this was my first job. This job helped me learn how to talk to people.
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A year ago
You enjoying working in a good environmentv😊
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A year ago
I gained a lot of confidence working for them🙂
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I had really bad anxiety and this was my first job. This job helped me learn how to talk to people.
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A year ago
Don't be anxious, infact u should be excited to start your career with them.
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A year ago
u never had a talk with anybody before??
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Mcdonalds gives you time management skills and skills to work as a team.
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A year ago
I think they are one of the best employer i have worked with so far
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A year ago
If you are team player then this place will work just fine for you
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My location is very busy at all times of day the work is fun
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A year ago
Thankfully my location is not so busy 😊
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A year ago
Once you get used to the work, there is no problem
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No work life balance, long hours and can be very stressful as well
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A year ago
Working at Mcdonalds was not a good experience for me
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A year ago
I haven't faced any problem
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Sometimes not enough workers so you have to work a lot. But overall a good place to work.
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A year ago
work environment is fine🙂
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A year ago
It is the responsibility of the manager to properly distribute the workload😊
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Lots of side work to keep you busy thru the whole shift.
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A year ago
They won't let you sit and relax
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A year ago
As long as you are working no one will ask you anything 😊
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It is very fast paced restaurant. Majority of the staff and managers are brilliant, however there can be favouritism .
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A year ago
Work can be tiring and you will get support as well😊
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A year ago
Things are pretty decent for a new comer🙂
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any suggestions on what could improve around here 🤔
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A year ago
maybe they can be more flexible ♾
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A year ago
better listeners and understanding 👂
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may I know the name of its competitors
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A year ago
wendy's
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A year ago
dunkin' donuts, KFC, chick-fil-a
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Everyday is the same and management doesn't care about you the other employees
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A year ago
Management is caring at my location and they accommodate you as well🙂
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A year ago
I asked for some days off due to my final exam and they allowed me
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Must learn quick, have multitasking skills, good with customer's & money counting.🙂
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A year ago
Do they pay you extra for these skills?
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A year ago
What is the point of working for them
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Work schedule can be really flexible and management gives you respect and recognition
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A year ago
Employees are recognized for their efforts😊
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A year ago
My franchise is great with its employees
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Friendly staffs, good raises. Manager helpful with students and time scheduling. Just needs to communicate.
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A year ago
Sometimes employees gets two raises in a calendar year.🙂
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A year ago
Staff is super friendly and they will teach u each & everything if u r fresher.
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They offer you some good hours. Labor is hard, but you get used to it over time. It’s a good starter/entry level job. Theres a decent food discount.
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A year ago
How much they pay hourly and what other benefits they offer to their employees??
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A year ago
50% off on food for employees and a free meal daily.
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they want to get the job done. I got promoted to crew leader after a few months of working there.🙂
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A year ago
Apply, work, prove yourself & get your deserving position.
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A year ago
There are alot of wonderful opportunities once u started working with them.😊
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I have no complaints with the McDonald’s staff. Theres always room to advance. And the managers are pretty understanding.
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A year ago
If u want to prove yourself and get the promotion in less time, join them.😊
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A year ago
Managers are always there for u and they will help you ot in every circumstances.
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Good benefits and opportunities to advance in the company.
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A year ago
Perks are good for management only
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A year ago
Advancement opportunity depend on the individual😊.
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Do they give extra hours to employees?
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A year ago
I got extra hours when i asked for it
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A year ago
There is no extra hours for me
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My managers are consistently monitoring employees and recognize the hard work you are putting in😊
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A year ago
every franchise should have a fair appraisal system for employees
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A year ago
Most of the times employee efforts go unnoticed
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what makes you appreciate your work
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A year ago
our schedules are always set right
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A year ago
no.1. PAyday.. yaaaaayyy 😍
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Most difficult time is the rush hours, so you need to be confident with your skills
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A year ago
Some of the franchises do not take training very seriously
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A year ago
You have to be on your toes all the time