'I noticed sexual harassment pretty quickly after I started working at McDonald’s. And it wasn’t just directed toward me, but other employees as well.'
In September 2018, McDonald’s workers across the country went on strike over the company’s alleged sexual-harassment problem — the first-ever nationwide strike of its kind. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images Jenna Ries was good at her job. Just weeks after she started as a crew member at a Michigan McDonald’s, her manager recommended that she enter a management-training program; she passed and was promoted to a low-level managerial role.
We spoke to Ries and three other women about their experiences with McDonald’s toxic work environment.Says the harassment started in 2017; filed a class-action lawsuit in November 2019 I did eventually get a new job at another McDonald’s, but one that didn’t pay as much and didn’t give me as many hours. It was hard meeting a whole new group of people and wondering if I was going to have the same problems with them. I didn’t want to be around people in general because I had lost all my trust in everyone.
I did not receive any training from McDonald’s about sexual harassment, and I did not see a number to call to report. I felt like I had no options. It got to the point where I couldn’t handle the thought of working there anymore. It felt unsafe, humiliating, disgusting. I felt I had no other choice but to quit, even though I didn’t have another job lined up, and I have a baby son whom I support.
When I was terminated, I felt like I was the one being punished for something done to me. [Lawson believes her termination was retaliatory, and currently has a pending claim of sexual harassment and retaliation against McDonald’s.] They made me feel like I was the problem when I was the victim. I worked hard and I liked my job, but under those conditions, I couldn’t go on with that work. Most of the days after I was terminated were pretty rough. I had no home.
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