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The Daily Dot

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

Braden Bjella

McDonald's worker 'spills the tea' about toxic job environment after getting fired

McDonalds Worker Fired

‘They never told me I was fired’: McDonald’s worker exposes ‘illegal’ toxic job environment after being let go

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

McDonald's(l), Man talking(c), Krispy Kreme(r)

mcdonalds-krispy-kreme-dunkin-donuts

‘They’re trying to steal Dunkin’ Donuts consumers’: What’s behind the plan to sell Krispy Kreme donuts in McDonald’s stores?

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

Customer blasts McDonald’s hash brown price hike, says an hour of minimum wage work only buys 1

McDonalds Hashbrown

‘I thought they were like $0.50 each’: Customer blasts McDonald’s hash brown price hike, says an hour of minimum wage work only buys 1

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

Eric Webb

mcdonalds-manager-dollar-more

‘I literally only wanted the extra dollar’: McDonald’s manager reveals what it’s really like to be in charge

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

mcdonalds-salad-over-burger

‘Makes so much sense’: Expert explains why salads are so much more expensive than burgers at McDonald’s

McDonald’s expert breaks down secret ‘McGang’ sandwich

McDonalds McGangBang

‘Back in the day, you could make this monstrosity for $2’: McDonald’s expert breaks down secret ‘McGang’ sandwich

mcdonalds-dinner-box

‘Worth it?’: McDonald’s customer orders $12 Dinner Box at McDonald’s. Here’s what’s inside

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

Brooke Sjoberg

mcdonalds-half-cheese-sandwich

‘I’m befuddled’: Customer calls out McDonald’s for ‘false advertising’ after getting a ‘half slice’ of cheese on Filet-O-Fish

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

mcdonalds-customer-demands-fresh-fries

‘You come in every single day’: McDonald’s customer demands fresh fries at counter

Man talking(l), Woman eating McDonalds fries(c), Finger pointing to McDonalds screen(r)

mcdonalds-french-fries-hack

‘Ingenious move’: McDonald’s customer shares fry hack for getting more bang for your buck

McDonald’s customer calls out drive-thru worker who asks him to park and wait for his order

McDonalds Customer

‘You’re getting written up for this’: McDonald’s customer calls out drive-thru worker who asks him to park and wait for his order

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.

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Charlotte Colombo

Customer says Chili’s is now cheaper than McDonald’s

Chilis is affordable

‘I need to check that out’: Customer says Chili’s is now cheaper than McDonald’s. Here’s why

Woman at Mcdonalds drive thru window(l+r), McDonalds fries(c)

mcdonalds-drive-thru-cold-fries

‘I’ll go home and heat them up’: Drive-thru customer complains about cold fries at McDonald’s but refuses to pull up. The workers give her cold fries again

McDonald’s customer gets told ice cream machines are broken. So he lies and says he’s a ‘secret shopper’

McDonalds Secret Shopper

‘I order online.. they can’t say no’: McDonald’s customer gets told ice cream machines are broken. So he lies and says he’s a ‘secret shopper’

Customer slams McDonald’s for price increases, says they’re losing working class customers

McDonalds Pricing

‘They’re pricing out their most consistent base of customers’: Man says McDonald’s price increases are isolating working-class customers

McDonald's