McJob

In the 1980s, the term “McJob” entered the pop culture lexicon as a pejorative.

The author of 2006’s “My Secret Life on the McJob,” which chronicled his undercover work in fast food, said that those employees learn about the importance of reliability, working under pressure and being a team player — bedrock principles of any blue-collar job.

The story hangs on Ron Livingston's Peter Gibbons, an unremarkable 20-something slouching through a McJob at a generically named bank software company called Initech.

Even McDonald’s, once the home of the dead-end “McJob,” has leveled up its offerings with college tuition reimbursement programs and other career pathways support for entry-level crew members.

The word "McJob" has become a term of derision, but what's it like to actually work there?