He’s lovin’ it.
An ex-McDonald’s employee revealed a secret menu item — and what not to do to avoid pissing off the fast food chain’s employees.
During Jamie Calder’s one year working at Mickey D’s — he discovered that the seasoning the fast food giant puts on its burgers is also delicious on other food items.
“The seasoning for the burger patties is incredible on nuggets or Chicken Selects,” he told NeedToKnow.
“If it’s quiet enough not to be an annoying request, I would highly recommend [asking for it].”
Ordering ahead on the app is another helpful hack shared by Calder that can save you both time and money.
“[And if you order on the app to collect, you can usually save some time as they’ll start preparing your order before you get to the restaurant (as long as you check in when nearby),” he told the outlet.
Now, before you go wild with your app ordering or special requests — there are specific customer behaviors that easily piss off employees, according to Calder.
“[My biggest pet peeve is someone] ordering ‘no salt’ fries (just to get fresh ones),” the ex-employee told NeedToKnow.
“[We’ll be] in a rhythm of stacking fries and then have to wipe all the salt off the fry station and fry a new portion just for a customer who is [probably] going to dump two packs of salt on them as soon as you hand them.”
“It ruins the flow and slows down the process,” he admitted.
Aside from this annoying ask — rambunctious youngsters also cause workers to roll their eyes while on the job.
“The worst ‘customers’ are the school-age kids who cause havoc in the dining area. Spraying water guns at customers and tossing tubs of sauce everywhere,” Calder explained.
“The worst [experience I’ve had] was when someone blocked the bathroom sink with a plastic bag and flooded the bathroom.”
Maybe one of the reasons why customers get rowdy at Mickey D’s is because of their late-night hours.
The majority of U.S. locations stay open until midnight or later in the summer, a company spokesperson told the Independent.
While many of the Golden Arches locations in the country follow this rule, non-traditional restaurants such as the ones in airports or malls are exempt from this change and reopen during normal breakfast hours.”
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