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McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants worldwide. read more
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PARTICIPANTS
6911
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RATINGS
70526

McDonald's Company Culture

McDonald's Culture

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3.0/5
McDonald's' Overall Culture is rated C-

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McDonald's CEO

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Chris Kempczinski McDonald's' CEO
Chris Kempczinski
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McDonald's employees generally work 8.5 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at McDonald's report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at McDonald's have 0 meetings
Meetings
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70% of McDonald's employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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McDonald's employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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54% of McDonald's employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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McDonald's employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
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59% of McDonald's employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at McDonald's?

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  • Fix the POS system and actually allow food to be ordered that is on the menu.

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What part of McDonald's's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?

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  • The difficulties is keeping the place clean and things running. I would try to make customers happy and not make them mad. The part that is...

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How's the work life balance at McDonald's?

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  • The work life balance at McDonald's is pretty crazy. I do try to help out where and when I can while getting my job done.

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What's the interview process like at McDonald's?

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  • The company I worked for held open interviews on Mondays 3-5 every week. I sat down with every applicant. I asked some basic questions....

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What's the best part of your job at McDonald's?

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  • Talking to new people daily.

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Would you describe the general attitude of the people you work with as positive or negative? Why?

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  • I would have to describe it as kind of both, it does mainly depend on the day and the general attitude of the workers. Most days are...

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Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at McDonald's

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40%

McDonald's currently ranks in the Bottom 40% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at McDonald's

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45%

McDonald's currently ranks in the Bottom 45% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
29%Promoters
17%Passives
54%Detractors

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Mission, Vision, & Values

McDonald's brand mission is to be our customers' favorite place and way to eat and drink. Our worldwide operations are aligned around a global strategy called the Plan to Win, which center on an exceptional customer experience – People, Products, Place, Price and Promotion. We are committed to continuously improving our operations and enhancing our customers' experience.

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McDonald's Culture At a Glance

6911 employees at McDonald's have reviewed McDonald's across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was today.

Overall, the 6911 McDonald's employees give their leadership a grade of C-, or Bottom 30% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at McDonald's are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at McDonald's, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at McDonald's are not very pleased with their team. 6911 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D+. The majority believe the meetings at McDonald's are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at McDonald's believe the environment at McDonald's is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at McDonald's is extremely fast. About 74% of the employees at McDonald's work 8 hours or less, while 8% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at McDonald's are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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McDonald's vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Starbucks
    73 / 100
  2. 2nd
    McDonald's
    62 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Wendy's
    58 / 100
  4. 4th
    Dennys
    56 / 100
  5. 5th
    Panera Bread
    53 / 100
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Perks & Benefits

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