abstract:McJob (sometimes called joe job) is slang for a low-paying, low-prestige dead-end job that requires few skills and offers very little chance of intracompany advancement. The term McJob comes from the name of the fast-food restaurant McDonald's, but is used to describe any low-status job – regardless of the employer – where little training is required, staff turnover is high, and workers' activities are tightly regulated by managers.
That's Chicago MC Rhymefest rapping about losing his job, borrowing money to pay his gas bill, and feeling pressured to sell drugs - all over a sample of the hip, New York band The Strokes.