How many workers per shift in McDonalds?

[samthepigeon]

This may seem very random, but I wonder if anyone can help me?
I would like to know how many workers there would be per shift in a drive-thru McDonalds.

I expect this would vary from branch to branch, and also depending on time of day, but any input would be very much welcomed.
I will tell you why I would like to know. McDonalds are claiming they offer employment to 'up to 70 people' per branch. Of course, they could offer employment to hundreds of people, if they only work an hour or two at a time. They don't say these 70 jobs are full-time. I am just after some inside information if anyone is kind enough to share.
Many thanks in advance.

Varies so much, my dd worked in a city centre branch (no drive through) and there were lots of staff in at a time, two full lines with multiple staff, two fries stations, 2 x everything basically, full time off floor manager too, I’m guessing 24 staff on a shift. The huge drive through she sometimes did shifts at as a favour was even bigger but my local branch, also drive through, is tiny in comparison, one assembly line (I’m nosy, I asked) but friendly bunch. No full time security here but was where I used to live. I think 70 is certainly a fair number, for the big 24 hour branches from personal experience

Their full time contract is only 30 hours IME so if it’s a 24 hour operation, I would imagine that requiring a lot of staff across a minimum of 3 shifts per day. My DS shifts are 5-8 hours at a time for example.

Keep in mind that McDonalds is known to be a good employer for people who only want a few shifts a week (students or carers, for instance).

So having lots of people on a small number of hours isn’t necessarily a bad thing (the OP seems to imply it is, sorry if I’ve misinterpreted).

Thanks for the replies so far. Much appreciated. I have no feelings one way or another re part-time/full time hours. I am only trying to work out how many FTE per branch.