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Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

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‘Customers be feeling so entitled’: McDonald’s worker shows 3 employees running store while fielding angry calls in viral TikTok

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘Good way to get drivers to accept orders’: DoorDash driver gets ‘appreciation’ goodie bag from McDonald’s, sparking debate

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mcdonalds drive thru hit and run

TikToker films man making inappropriate facial gestures, growling at her in McDonald’s drive-thru before cutting her in line and hitting truck in front of him

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘They’re fries pick them up and put them back no big deal’: Man asks for refund over upside-down fries at McDonald’s, sparking debate

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.

Clara Wang

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‘Manager was supposed to have her back’: McDonald’s worker berated by male ‘Karen’ customer in viral TikTok

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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‘Girl why did you not make that a meal?’: McDonald’s drive-thru worker takes order in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘First world problems’: Man blasts McDonald’s workers for botching his Keto cheeseburger order, dividing viewers

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‘don’t open the cardboard all the way’: McDonald’s worker shows how they ration French fries when you order a large in viral TikTok

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an hour at minimum wage can’t buy a combo

‘Working an hour minimum wage can’t even buy you a combo’: TikToker shows how workers can’t afford a McDonald’s combo on an hour of minimum wage in viral TikTok

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‘Doing us wrong with the half a cheese’: McDonald’s worker shows how the Filet-O-Fish is made in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘I always sub for round eggs’: McDonald’s worker shows the difference between round and folded eggs in viral TikTok

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mcdonalds worker tells cash only

‘Don’t care if y’all do this, as long as I get what I ordered’: Former McDonald’s worker says she told customers it was cash-only, then pocketed the money

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‘This is how McDonald’s makes your filet in a rush’: Worker’s viral TikTok sparks debate about fish fillets

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‘When a customer wants their drink filled up’: McDonald’s worker shares what they do to fill customers’ drinks, sparking debate

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

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McDonald’s worker reveals what he does to customers’ nuggets when they ask for fresh ones in viral TikTok

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