Draining experience - Front End Cashier McDonald's Employee Review

2.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You could recieve free meals during and right after your shift,as well as free drinks, ok work life balance for part time,

Cons

Working environment was highly unprofessional and toxic at the time, workers would call customers the r slur behind their back as well as using the r slur at every given opportunity,I would work around 7 or 6 hours and would sometimes go weeks of shifts without getting any kind of break . The only sort of break you get is from using the restroom. Sometimes people would not communicate on schedules. I had a day unavailable because I was attending community college at the time,they called me right as I was headed into class and I assumed it was spam as I didnt recognize the number ,the next day they got upset with me for no showing,when I had been open about what times I was available and unavailable since the interview and management knew. Everyone always in a bad mood,customers and staff. Was not trained to do certain things and then would have management upset with me for it. Draining experience, also unfriendly to autistic people.

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 23, 2026
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Pros

McDonald's is an exciting brand to work for with the global reach and presence. When I joined the company in 2019 it truly felt like the "McFamily" culture many who have ketchup in their veins preach. There are amazing benefits working for the company including 401k match, stock equity, and tenure based additional vacation time. The pay is also aligned with the market.

Cons

Favoritism and cliques made the Global People function feel extremely immature. Promotions were not based on merit or work product, rather who you were friends with. There were many People initiatives that were extremely unorganized and felt chaotic. Many prioritization and work eliminating efforts like offshoring parts of the HR team to Mexico City and India actually ended up adding more work to everyone's plates. Leadership took no accountability outwardly to the negative outcomes of some of these initiatives and instead would blame the HR team for not adopting, but behind closed doors admitted to the lack of planning and change management.

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