Top 17+ Things McDonald’s Employees Won’t Tell You
Know your order before you reach the register
If you’ve been standing in a long line, be ready to order when it's your turn. Your indecisiveness can be a major inconvenience for us—not to mention the other customers waiting behind you in line.
You might pay more for certain ingredients
Ordering double lettuce and double cheese on your Big Mac, for example, will cost you an extra 20 or 30 cents each.
Bring cash
Craving McDonald’s at 2 a.m.? Make sure you have cash on hand. Because the 24-hour locations must restart their cash register systems every night, there is always a certain time period when we can only accept cash.
We’re not allowed to sit down ...
Employees who work the drive-through window often remain standing for many hours at a time. All that standing can make our lower backs and feet ache.
... But we get great employee discounts
Working for the famous golden arches has its perks. Popular companies like Apple, Via Rail, Hotels.com, and Payless all give us sweet discounts.
