-- Posted by Cmac at 11:41 am on Nov. 9, 2008 Ive been working at McDonalds since May. Soon I plan on asking for a raise. This is my first job and so I dont know the best and most efficient way to ask for a raise. Anybody have any advice? -- Posted by TruexZero at 11:42 am on Nov. 9, 2008 Talk to the other employees that have been working there longer than you, see when they got their first raise. -- Posted by Dannay at 11:43 am on Nov. 9, 2008 why would they give you a pay rise? Unless you have been promoted.. otherwise won't they just give you the min wage.. seen as its mcdonalds.. -- Posted by sexybeest at 11:43 am on Nov. 9, 2008 Say, give me a raise bitch. -- Posted by jsgirl at 11:44 am on Nov. 9, 2008 "I really enjoy working here at ___________, however circumstances have changed for me. I would really appreciate it if I could have a raise, or if you could give me any other option. -- Posted by fezzy at 11:45 am on Nov. 9, 2008 Do they give employees raises at McDonalds? I would have thought there was like a industry-set wage for employees. -- Posted by sunshineshower at 11:51 am on Nov. 9, 2008 I work at Mcdonalds and as far as I can see you only get raises if you're promoted, or if you change the type of work you do. Like people on the front get less than people working the lobby (me!). Obviously Shift Managers get more etc. Its a fixed rate of pay as its a large company. If you want to work for a place that gives you raises then you need to work for a smaller company, although with the credit crunch looming I wouldn't say that's a good option. But... we were told at our orientation meeting that if any employee gets 3 scores of 100% in a row during an inspection, the whole restaurant gets a bonus -- Posted by sunshineshower at 11:54 am on Nov. 9, 2008 Quote: from Dannay at 7:43 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 why would they give you a pay rise? Unless you have been promoted.. otherwise won't they just give you the min wage.. seen as its mcdonalds.. Its not minimum.. its better   -- Posted by JennyColada at 8:57 pm on Nov. 11, 2008 Talking to your most direct manager is a good way to go, he/she should be able to give you tips and ideas on how to best go about it (they may even put in a good word for you!). It is very common for people to say "I do enjoy working here, I just simply have too many bills. I would hate to have to leave. Is there anything I can do to better my financial situation with this company?" They may offer you more hours, a simple raise, or even tips on getting a promotion (which would help you in the long run anyway). If you can think of any reasons for why you deserve a raise (perhaps you have very good sales stats, maybe you've gotten customer compliments, put in extra hours or covers ships regularly, etc.) then that will help to show your worth to your manager and will put you in a better position to get your raise. -- Posted by true blue at 5:43 am on Nov. 14, 2008 I don't know how it works at McDonalds but at Tim Hortons you get a raise at 3 months after your probationary period (I got mine at 6 months since I recently became supervisor and minimum had just gone up two weeks previous). But than we get yearly raises after that. Try talking to other employees to see when they first got one, or just go straight to your manager. Just make sure you're really polite and don't get angry if your manager can't give you one. You could also look for potential job advancements at the store (get promoted). -- Posted by stratocaster69 at 3:04 pm on Nov. 14, 2008 you work for maccas........ they could replace you easily i can almost guarantee you will not get a raise i work at kmart i get half of what people 4 years older than me get and we do the exact same work and most of the time i do more im pissed off about it but it wouldn't matter if i bought it