McDonald's reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(144,801 total reviews)
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Chris Kempczinski

71% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

McDonald's has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 144,801 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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145K reviews
3.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You know exactly what you're getting into so there's really no surprises for working at McDonalds

Cons

Sometimes after a long day working the fryer or the grill your hair and clothes can get a little bit greasy

3.0
Jun 8, 2026

Flexible hours and good customers, but high pressure

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good customers, flexible hours, tasty food.

Cons

high pressure environment, hard to learn how to operate the cash register.

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