Too many cooks in the kitchen - Director McDonald's Employee Review

2.0
Nov 15, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of super smart people, big international footprint

Cons

Way too many "leaders," with nobody wanting to actually take ownership of a decision. Another classic example of excellent sourcing of working-level folks, with senior leadership who would rather pass the hot potato around rather than remove obstacles for their team. Hitting your head on the ceiling and constantly going back to tweak everything rather than hit critical mass and moving forward is commonplace. Perfection is always the enemy of good here. Also no work-life balance 50-70 hour weeks are fairly standard, with back to back meetings all day long, leaving evenings or pre-7am as the only time to do actual work.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

In-store management was great, very nice and fun to work with, and was very accommodating when needed.

Cons

I was supposed to be on the official schedule after one week of working, but it took three months to be placed on the schedule, so every day I had to message the store manager to ask if I was needed to work. Once I was on the schedule, I hurt myself outside of work and had to take a day off to go to the doctor (i got someone to cover my shift), After that, I was not on the schedule anymore. I messaged the store manager, the other managers, and the scheduling manager, and after 2 months, I still wasn't on the schedule. I asked the Store manager again, and she said it was my fault I wasn't on the schedule despite the fact that I was messaging everyone I could. I then put my two weeks in because she refused to let me work.

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