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Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

McDonald’s worker tries new WcDonald’s sauce. What is it?

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‘The pause after the bite…’: McDonald’s worker tries new WcDonald’s sauce. What is it?

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‘He didn’t give me a receipt’: McDonald’s drive-thru workers demand customer show her receipt to pick up Chicken McNuggets

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Customer orders ice cream at 2 in the morning. McDonald’s worker gives her ice and cream

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‘Bruh was ready to close’: Customer orders ice cream at 2 in the morning. McDonald’s worker gives her ice and cream

Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

TikToker Rants about why people are depressed over $2 Griddle Sausage

Mcdonalds Depressed

‘This is why people are depressed’: Customer slams McDonald’s for removing Sausage McGriddle from all-day menu, raising its price

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo Author Photo

Charlotte Colombo

McDonald’s customer calls out employee for closing the drive-thru. It’s open 24 hours

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‘When I get to work they expect me to work’: McDonald’s customer calls out employee for closing the drive-thru. It’s open 24 hours

McDonald’s manager asks Mom to come in for a meeting. He scheduled her 17-year-old for 40 hours

Mcdonalds Mama

‘Isn’t there limits?’: McDonald’s manager asks Mom to come in for a meeting. He scheduled her 17-year-old for 40 hours

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Customer shares app hack to getting free food from places like McDonald’s, Domino’s

McDonalds Free Food

‘You can eat free food for every single day of the year’: Customer shares app hack to getting free food from places like McDonald’s, Domino’s

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‘MCD need to fix that ice cream machine they ain’t got time for this’: Taco Bell worker blasts McDonald’s—and challenges workers

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

Creator plays McDonald's fryer noise on keyboard and fast food workers spiral

McDonalds Core

‘I’m having war flashbacks’: This music is what McDonald’s really sounds like. And fast food workers are spiraling

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

McDonald's worker mocks customers who ask for unsalted fries then request salt packets

McDonalds Fries

‘Me looking for the salt packets they asked for’: McDonald’s customer asks for unsalted fries to really get fresh fries. Her trick fails

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

TikToker shares what a McDonald’s manager does all day

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‘I wouldn’t even sleep the night before’: McDonald’s manager reveals what she does in a day

McDonald’s worker receives DoorDash order for 1 salt packet

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‘Whole order probably costs $15’: McDonald’s worker receives DoorDash order for 1 salt packet

McDonald's chef(l), McDonald's logo(c), Jordan the Stallion(r)

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‘It is something I wanted to explore on the McDonald’s menu while I worked there and was told no’: Viewers demand ‘McChurro’ hack after ex-McDonald’s chef calls out Jordan the Stallion

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‘So not even McDonald’s workers can afford to eat at McDonald’s’: McDonald’s insider reveals McDonald’s is no longer catering to customers who make $45,000 or less

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

Woman waiting(l), McDonald's(c), Cart in parking lot(r)

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