Is McDonald's a good company to work for?

McDonald's has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 187,175 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at McDonald's to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about McDonald's have been left by employees working as Deli Clerk/Bakery Assistant/Chicken Fryer , District Manager and Human Resources Manager .

Does McDonald's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, McDonald's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at McDonald's. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at McDonald's?

60% of McDonald's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated McDonald's 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at McDonald's?

Crew Member (31544) , Cashier (19630) , Manager (5039) , Line Cook (4056) , Cook (4055) , Sales Associate/Cashier (3196) , Crew Trainer (3171) , Atendente (2609) , Shift Manager (2472) , Equipier Polyvalent (1858) , Fry Cook (1763) , Server (1669) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (1636) , Crew (1581) , Customer Service (1484)

What are the pros of working at McDonald's according to real employee reviews?

"You get free food everyday was nice and at least for the closing shift the crew tends to be pretty close" ((in 7586 reviews)); "Flexible hours and can swap shifts with other workers which is very easily to do as there are over 80 employees" ((in 6643 reviews)); "The people there were nice and it was quite easy to learn to execute all the job duties well." ((in 6391 reviews)); "Decent environment and shifts went by quick( easy to learn and most coworkers were nice even though most people would only stay for a month." ((in 3159 reviews)); "Friendly staff that helps show you the ropes so that you learn easier and are more capable to handle the daily challenges." ((in 2423 reviews))

What are the cons of working at McDonald's according to real employee reviews?

"Very busy around peak hours and low pay but that's to be expected at a fast food place" ((in 10191 reviews)); "very hard to get promoted and bad management u only go up if u know people" ((in 6843 reviews)); "managers can be rude and don't work with your request days off unless you keep reminding them" ((in 5352 reviews)); "low salary and pressure when theres a lot of people" ((in 1576 reviews)); "Rushes were pretty hectic and they had us doing so much work for bare people on" ((in 396 reviews))

What are employees saying about McDonald's layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about McDonald's layoffs and their outlook for job security at McDonald's in 2026.

What are the top reviewed McDonald's locations?

New York , Chicago , Los Angeles , Houston , Atlanta , Dallas , Miami , San Diego , Orlando , Boston , Philadelphia , Las Vegas , Detroit , San Antonio , Tampa , Phoenix , Seattle , Austin , Columbus , Washington , Denver , Brooklyn , Jacksonville , Baltimore , Indianapolis , Saint Louis , Sacramento , San Francisco , Oak Brook , Charlotte

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McDonald's reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(145,501 total reviews)

Chris Kempczinski

71% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

McDonald's has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 145,501 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The McDonald's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

146K reviews

3.0

Nov 18, 2011

Not too shabby

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun energetic fast paced easy nice not that hard to learn flexible growth pay is ok friendly well known fun

Cons

The pay isnt very good. hard to work with your direct superiors sometimes. Not always understanding. hard to move upward.

4.0

Nov 18, 2011

It was good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people who work there are great. If you are a student its nice to work with people your own age and they allow you an opportunity to fit your work schedule around school

Cons

Sometimes it gets a little hectic and the pay is not great but it is a job and considering this is a recession people should not really complain

2.0

Nov 17, 2011

Good Customer Service Experience, but Respect is not even a word heard here!!!

Crew trainer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working at Mc Donalds will allow you to get great experience with Customer Service. You will learn a huge menu!! So when you go somewhere esle it will be way easier. You learn how to work as a team with other crew members. You get a learn a little about everything....hadle money, make drinks(since their drink menu continues to grow), make desserts(since their dessert menu continues to grow). You get to experience how serving a customer is a top priority and you have to do it in a fast,accturate and friendly manner!! You get to learn how stock, organize and clean. You get to see how the managers manage their shifts whether they are good at it or not...you can take mental notes on what you would do in that situation. Mc Donalds is always busy so be prepared for continuous rushes.

Cons

I'm sure this goes for every food restauraunt...Customers will be rude and picky!!! Especially fast food...they expect everything to be fresh and fast...but thats not always the case due to certain reasons. They will yell at you and treat you like your nothing. As for the Managers, they need to treat employees with more respect. They dont praise you for your hard work as often as needed. Managers all have a different way of running things so new employees get confused. The closing do suck because there are less exmployess but not to bad if your willing to work hard.

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