CHICAGO, Illinois — Fast food giant McDonald’s has shut down its U.S. corporate offices from the 29th to the 31st of March, as the company prepares to lay off an unspecified number of employees as part of a broader restructuring plan.
While McDonald’s has yet to reveal how many workers will be affected, staff will be notified virtually between Monday and Wednesday if they are to lose their jobs. The decision to close the offices for three days was made to ensure employees’ comfort and privacy during the process and to coincide with the busy travel week ahead of Easter and Passover.
McDonald’s CEO, Chris Kempczinski, announced in January that an overhaul was planned, which would include deprioritizing certain initiatives. However, the restructuring was not intended to be a cost-cutting exercise but to enable the company to work more efficiently.
At the end of 2022, McDonald’s employed over 150,000 people in its corporate offices and company-owned restaurants, with approximately 45,000 workers based in the United States. The company has declined to comment on the office closures.
