McDonald's, KFC, Burger King - an ordinary resident of the metropolis at least once in his life visited at least one of these institutions. For children, this is a kind of entertainment and a way to spend time, and for adults - an inexpensive lunch during a hard and routine working day. However, have you ever thought about how fast food works from the inside out?
Fast Food Salary
It is known that all restaurants have hourly wages. This specific feature of fast food chains attracts people who are interested in flexible schedules. The cost of one hour is different everywhere, for example, a resident of the capital will receive an average of 140 rubles per hour, while residents of the periphery are less fortunate, they can only count on 100 rubles per hour of work. Although workers in both large and small cities carry out the same tasks. There is career growth with a gradual increase in hourly pay.
At interviews at McDonald's, applicants are promised hourly pay from 110 to 180 rubles, and in KFC - 120 rubles. Here, employers officially declare salaries from 22,000 to 32,000 rubles, and in Burger King - 135 rubles per hour. Per month, workers receive from 25,000 to 35,000 rubles, subject to the production of 168 hours.
In these organizations fines are provided, as well as liability. If a shortage is found at the cash desk, then the employees must independently reimburse the missing amount. Former employees write on the Web that they were fined for literally everything: from violating hygiene rules to violating cooking standards.
Employees complain
Many employees are unhappy with the amount they receive on the card after a month. Although, according to some reports, she does not come to anyone at all, even after two months. This is due to the fact that bookkeeping simply does not give a damn, therefore, you will have to fight for your hard-earned money. One of the employees said: “I worked on a 4/2 schedule, twelve hours a day. I received from 20 to 25 thousand rubles. Last month I received 32,000 rubles on the card. This, of course, is more than usual, but that's all it’s too small a payment for such hellish work. As a result, given the fact that I almost fell over a couple of times from overwork, I strongly do not recommend working there. This work is absolutely not worth the nerves, time and effort spent. "
"If you are promised a salary of 30,000 at KFC, don’t believe it! The first three months you will receive from 13 to 23 thousand a month, nothing more. They don’t pay for processing. If you get sick or get injured, you should work anyway. With my sore leg, I was forced to do such things that a healthy man could do, "says another employee.
What is the situation in the USA?
According to Glassdoor, a website that collects corporate employee reports and provides data on salaries, benefits, interview processes, and other corporate practices, McDonald's average base employee wage (at the lowest level) is $ 9 per hour. However, this range varies mainly because salaries in fast food are usually determined by franchise owners, and not corporations themselves and some McDonald's employees can pay up to $ 12, and others up to $ 8 per hour. The average total salary is about $ 19,000 per year (1,200,000 rubles). Of course, this salary increases as you move up the career ladder; shift managers earn an average of $ 11 per hour, and some department heads earn an average of $ 12 per hour.
As McDonald's biggest rivals, Burger King is not much different in salary levels. According to Glassdoor, the average hourly wage at Burger King is $ 9.Shift managers, however, can earn up to $ 11 per hour (as well as assistant managers), and operational managers can even earn up to $ 67,580 a year (4,250,000 rubles), which is by no means bad.
According to all the same Glassdoor, entry-level workers at KFC on average receive a basic pay of $ 9 per hour. Shift managers can earn about $ 10 per hour, and assistant managers - on average $ 12 per hour. In some reports, even restaurant CEOs receive an average of $ 14 per hour, but this figure is only present in a few reports. Of course, the overall salary range seems to be very similar to the one that McDonald's and Burger King have.
Comparison of Russian and American fast food franchises
In general, contradictions and misunderstandings exist on both sides of the barricades. This is primarily due to the interest of businessmen in cheap labor, which will bring superprofits. But it is worth noting that in the United States things are a little better, at least because other types of fast food restaurants create competition there: Subway, Baskin Robbins, Wendy's and others.
Conclusion
After weighing all this information, everyone decides for himself whether he should go to work in fast food or not. How a temporary part-time job will work, but if you have a desire to become one of the directors of restaurants or even higher, you should remember that not everything is so simple. It is enough to look at the current bosses of these enterprises: in order to achieve the treasured increases, many have been in the same network for more than fifteen years.