All I know is that it's a million times less stressful for me.
SadieHH That’s great! And it’s definitely what we aim for; we don’t want our customers to be stressed, we want them to have a great experience.
Hi sorry this may have been asked before but is it true that your fish fillet is fried in the same oil as meat items?
JamTea Both the filet and the fingers are cooked in their own special vat; no other product goes in there.
All vats are filtered regularly throughout the day, however as it is alongside the chicken vats we cannot remove all traces of oil in our equipment, so it is possible there are minute traces of the oil that cooks the chicken coming into contact with the oil that cooks the fish.
Our fry vats, however, are completely separate, and no vegetarian patty comes into contact with any meat product.
If you are genuine then I apologise but surely you can see it’s unusual?
Blueemeraldagain I’m aware not everyone is as passionate or enthusiastic about their job as I am, but that just makes me feel extremely lucky 
What is your personal go to order? If someone hadn't tasted anything McDonald's (relax, I have), what would be the one meal you'd have them try?
Filzma My first question would be whether they preferred chicken or beef, and then I’d go from there. If they said beef I’d suggest the Big Mac, but if they preferred chicken I would probably recommend the legend.
My toddler is unwell been up all night, shes asleep I ubered a McDonalds haha thanks
JellyBears You’re welcome!
His hours were fairly limited so we're also wondering if that might have been why. Is it worth him continuing to try to apply and put way more availability on the application and then negotiate if he gets an interview?
DottyDotAgain I would say that yes, it’s probably due to his limited availability that he’s being rejected. McDonalds can be very flexible, but if you put such limited availability on the application and they’ve got loads of other applicants with better availability, those ones will be chosen for interview.
So I would suggest widening your availability and then explaining the situation at interview - if he comes across well they would probably hire him. McDonalds hires for attitude, not experience.
In a way to bond with my teenage daughter and to make her laugh (rate treat!) I put funny voices on at drive through window!
Will the staff think I’m bonkers!!
Mrsfloss Probably! But they’ll enjoy it as much as you do 
OP How did you get in to working at McDonalds and did you have any different career aspirations before you got in to McD's?
TinoBeans I’ve suffered with extremely bad anxiety in the past and was virtually housebound for a good few years. After I recovered, I wanted something nice and easy, so I tried McDonalds. They were willing to give me a chance despite my lack of any previous work experience because they appreciated the personal journey I’d been on and my manager at the time said it showed strength of character.
The problem for me was that I never really knew what I wanted to do. Before anxiety took over my life I was just unsure about what sort of career I wanted.
Also how long have you been working there now and how long have you been a manager?
I have worked at McDonalds for just over four years now, and I’ve been a manager for two and a half.
Because McDonalds employs a lot of young people (16-18), you find a lot of managers are very young (most under 25) as they have worked their way up, but even though they are young they have years of excellent training and experience behind them.
I have known store managers as young as 22!
However, many vegans (and given poor choice for veggies, vegetarians) won’t be accessible to collect data from as they won’t be going into a MD because there is no reason to
PinkAvocado McDonalds research isn’t limited to McDonalds customers; they do extensive research both in and outside the company.
Why wouldn't they sell vegan/veggie if there was a call for it?
SadieHH That’s exactly it - they would happily increase vegetarian options and add in vegan ones if there was a call for it.
I don’t think they have done the research that would tell them that tbh otherwise why does everywhere else do it?
PinkAvocado As I said, McDonalds research isn’t limited to McDonalds customers. Their research is wide and extensive; if the demand was high enough, they’d do it.
I CAN get mayonnaise and/or vinegar in a French McDonalds and given salt 'n' vinegar is a very British thing, I don't see why you can't have sachets of vinegar. Especially as McDonalds do make changes to suit a particular geography.
Norland There is a world of difference between America and France, whereas the UK and America are so very similar that there is little point to making small changes when the overall model generally suits the market.
Why do you microwave lettuce?
We don’t microwave lettuce. It is stored in the chiller and then taken out an hour before use so it can be tempered correctly.
What made you think that?! That’s one I haven’t heard before.
Why do the burgers in the buns never look the same as the ones in the pictures? i.e. post-microwaving, they are much flatter.
We try to make our sandwiches gold standard, but crew aren’t robots. And again, there is no microwaving 
Ok,so, if a branch is making milkshakes that are too thick, is it possible for the machine to be recalibrated?
TwoBlueShoes The milkshakes are meant to be thick. The milkshake machine is calibrated every morning as part of our daily checks, and it’s also calibrated randomly once a week as well.
Your positive McBot demeanour slipped for a moment there, OP.
AthenaisdeRochechouart I’m a positive and happy person, I love my customers, but I have a duty of care for my crew and I won’t allow them to be shouted at or receive rudeness or abuse because someone has issues with punctuality.
If you want breakfast, you have to be there when we are serving breakfast. It’s really that simple.
Re: vegan food - I can't imagine anyone who is vegan for ethical reasons (animal welfare and environmental concerns) would want to eat at McDonalds.
That’s the thing - if your belief system is vegan, there is little chance of you ever stepping foot in a McDonalds. Sure, you’ll get the odd few that go with their friends, but this is why demand for McDonalds to produce vegan products or more vegetarian ones is so low.