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Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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‘I need you to open the door’: TikToker pepper sprays man who tried to enter her car at McDonald’s drive-thru

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‘I hate having you’: Customer films himself insulting McDonald’s employee in viral video

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A woman knocked over trays and table markers at a McDonald's because she felt she didn't get her order fast enough.

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‘Why can’t people act like adults’: Karen trashes McDonald’s dining room in viral TikTok

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

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‘You got yourself fired’: McDonald’s worker let go after pouring sweet and sour sauce in caramel frappé in viral TikTok

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

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‘We decided to not come back until the air comes back’: McDonald’s workers walk out because of temperature in restaurant

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McDonald’s worker puts men who made fun of her job on blast in viral TikTok

Karen throws garbage can and iced tea dispenser through the drive-through window of a McDonald's.

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‘Why literally no one wants to work in the food industry anymore’: Karen throws iced tea dispenser at McDonald’s workers in drive-thru

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A poker pro bet he could eat $1,000 of McDonald’s food—it didn’t go so well

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Here’s that McDonald’s-themed Black Sabbath cover band you ordered

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