you have your own mcdonald's no way not bad let's check out 10 bizarre rules mcdonald's
employees have to follow and some of them are not as obvious as washing your hands and keeping your
uniform clean it's ronald not ronnie hey there hi ronald bad day huh ronald mcdonald was introduced
to the world all the way back in 1963 and has been the clown face of the chain pretty much ever since
he is an iconic character and probably one of the most recognizable mascots around the world
the clown with the red hair and yellow gloves is such a part of the culture in america
that life-size statues of the mascot have sold at auction for hundreds and even thousands of
dollars given ronald's status as a symbol of the corporation and his recognizability
among children there's one rule regarding the mascot that makes total sense ronald mcdonald
is not allowed to be seen in nightclubs we understand he might need to burn off some steam
but getting loaded and getting down on the dance floor is probably not appropriate why however
there's another rule that we just don't understand and this one states that mcdonald's employees are
never allowed to call ronald mcdonald ronnie so what's the big deal with ronnie ronnie is a
completely legitimate nickname for ronald but for some reason the powers that be feel very strongly
that the clown shall never be referred to as ronnie by any employee of the fast food chain
no bathroom when dining room closes get my kid to use the bathroom for a minute
customers only we all know that many restaurants and even retail outlets have rules regarding their
bathrooms being for customers only well when it comes to mcdonald's depending on the time of day
even if you buy something you still might not be able to use the bathroom you see once a
mcdonald's restaurant shuts down the dining room the bathroom is closed to customers as well which
means even though the drive-through may still be going strong you can't enter the restaurant to
use the facilities nice parenting hey thanks see my therapist take a walk employees aren't allowed
to let anyone in no matter who it is you could even be future hall of fame running back adrian
peterson in fact peterson did find himself in that exact situation in 2011 when he asked to use
the restroom after going through the drive-through initially the employee followed the rules and said
no but when he told her who he was she decided to make an exception well it turns out when it
comes to this rule mcdonald's doesn't believe in exceptions when the employee came into work
the next day she was fired now in this case the story became national news and mcdonald's reversed
their decision and she was re-hired but it does go to show how serious they are about this rule
no free food anybody hungry because i sprung for lunch hope you brought you make appetites
if a friend of yours gets a job at mcdonald's with the thought that they'll now be able to hook up
all their besties with free food they should think again we all know that restaurants don't like to
give away food they don't want their employees to hand out freebies to everyone that comes in
asking for a little something extra but there are sometimes exceptions made for
certain people we've all heard about police and first responders getting meals comped
or at least a free coffee at some places well not at mcdonald's the home that ronnie sorry we mean
ronald built has a very strict no free food policy that employees must obey how about a sausage
mcmuffin with hash browns you got a deal now they did make an exception back for a couple months in
2020 giving away thank you meals to health care workers and first responders fighting the pandemic
but that is definitely the exception rather than the rule at mickey d's and just to show you how
serious they are about this rule allow us to take you to the netherlands and a mcdonald's employee
who gave one of their colleagues an extra piece of cheese on their burger and didn't charge them
for it yes you guessed it they were fired now they ended up taking the company to court and winning
a little settlement but the rule still stands strict grooming policy come on
i mean appear so dirty you know how some parents tell their kids not to get tattoos because it
could hinder their chances of getting a job later in life well little do they probably know it could
hinder their chances right now if they plan on applying to work at mcdonald's sorry but that full
neck piece the tribal design on your head or your mike tyson inspired face tattoo might look
cool but it will keep you from serving big macs mcdonald's has a strict policy against extreme
tattoos and piercings and while extreme might not be specifically defined head hats are probably in
that category maybe even full sleeves or knuckle ink as well as for piercings employees are only
allowed a maximum of three per ear nothing on or around the mouth and in the nose hoops and rings
are a no-no but wait dashboard there are rules about hair color natural colors only and even
sideburns they can't extend past the earlobe sorry elvis impersonators looks like mcdonald's can't
be your side hustle between gigs employees must also keep any chains they wear tucked under their
shirt and the company also has a policy about fingernails we don't know if they require you
to clean under them but we do know that they will regulate how long they can be same order all the
time i want 30 sliders 5 french fries and 4 large cherry cokes there was an episode of the big bang
theory where sheldon complains that the sandwich he got was ruined because although it had the
right ingredient they were in the wrong order well it seems that the mcd's higher-ups feel the same
way part of what makes mcdonald's so popular is the consistency of the food the fact that whether
you're at a mcdonald's in new york san diego or london when you order a big mac you know it's
going to taste the same i'll have the big bank please great choice that's what customers expect
and what mcdonald's strives to deliver and one way they do that is with the specific order of
ingredients when constructing any of the burgers on the menu there are very strict rules about what
goes in the burger and in what order obviously the bun goes on the top and on the bottom but what
about everything in between those bun halves it's all supposed to be done one way and one
way only where the cheese goes in relation to the patties which sauces you use and what step
in the process you are to add them etc failing to follow these food construction demands could
lead to angry customers and you no longer working at mickey d's must refuse a mcgang bang nothing
beats two cheese burgers with secret sauce while most people order from the menu savvy restaurant
goers know that the menu is just a guide to be hacked that's right we're talking about the secret
menu items these items aren't on the menu but are available if you know how to ask for them and in
this case how not to ask for them you see one such popular mcdonald's menu hack item is a mcchicken
placed inside of a mcdouble yep that means it's a burger with chicken and beef patties and yes it
sounds amazing however the popular name for this concoction in the menu hack community is a mcgang
bang do you have any gang bangs as you might imagine the family-friendly folks at mcdonald's
didn't come up with this name didn't sanction it and don't like it in fact the head honchos have
gone so far as to make a rule wherein an employee must decline an order if the person uses the said
xxx name now the truth is that while some employees follow that rule there are places
where you can ask for a mick gangbang and get your order fulfilled no problemo but rather than take
that chance just ask for a mcchicken in a mcdouble time to toss it chicken big mac has landed
but hurry it's not around for long everyone claims to have tricks in order to guarantee yourself the
freshest food possible at mcdonald's one of the most popular ones on the world wide web is that in
order to get the freshest fries just order fries without salt since all the fries in the bin are
pre-salted your saltless fries will have to be made anew but even without the tricks you should
be getting food that is pretty fresh given the rules mcdonald's has laid down for their employees
in regards to how long items can sit before getting thrown out according to former employees
these are the time rules regular burgers must be tossed after sitting for 15 minutes with premium
burgers it's 30 minutes and angus beef or crispy chicken get 60 minutes before they are thrown
out you're wrong and i'm a doctor which means i'm always right the filet of fish and chicken
nuggets get 20 minutes while some of the rules on this list seem ridiculous and too strict this one
sure doesn't in fact 60 minutes seems maybe a little long for the angus and crispy chicken
burgers we don't want to encourage wasting food but we're sure they could provide those older
burgers to people who need them and make slightly fresher ones for paying customers just a thought
it's called a drive-through not a walk-through here's your burger i've got such small hands
it's almost a teenage rite of passage trying to walk through a mcdonald's drive-through
while you might not have tried it you probably know someone who has however mcdonald's has a
rule against it while there are always going to be employees willing to bend or ignore certain rules
by the letter of the law as mcdonald's corporate has written it employees are not allowed to serve
pedestrians in the same place where they also serve folks in vehicles this is not what i ordered
and when you think about it that kind of makes sense when you pull into a drive-through you
aren't expecting to find a person standing there and if you see them too late things could go
horribly wrong while some people expect that edie mcdonald's will put them in the hospital one day
they aren't thinking it will be because they got hit by a car in the drive-thru lane so what is
a hungry person with no car to do well it turns out mcdonald's wants you to get the burgers and
fries your late-night hunger pains require and so they have gone and installed walk-up
windows at some of their 24-hour restaurants so you can keep loving it and stay safe
no tips this is a hard job so i was working at mcdonald's but you don't feel they need to tip
them do you employees can help you decide what to order and give you tips on the best sauce to pair
with your mcnuggets but when it comes to tips of the financial variety mcdonald's workers have to
as nancy reagan used to say when it came to taking drugs just say no that's right mcdonald's has a
no-tipping policy that they strictly enforce as some ex-employees have mentioned on social
media and the internet accepting a tip is equal to theft forgot to leave a tip yes even if the
customer specifically hands them the cash and says this is a tip for you a mcdonald's employee
must either give it back or put it in the charity boxes found in the restaurant and the same is
true for any keep the change scenarios as well why are the higher-ups at mcdonald's so against their
employees accepting tips we don't know we just know that if they do it could very well lead to
their dismissal but at least employees are allowed to grab a few french fries while they're working
right of course not workers can't eat it all while they're on the clock in fact there have been
reports of employees being fired for eating one yes just one french fry forget about your phone
give me the phone and take the money these days we're all on our phones all the time whether it's
talking texting gaming or scrolling our phone is almost never more than a few feet away from us
unless it's charging our addiction to our phones is so prevalent that parents and couples will
often make rules about no phones during dinner so that they can communicate with each other without
a screen getting all the attention well think of mcdonald's as that annoying parent or partner who
wants your complete focus as it states in their employee handbook once a worker clocks in for
their shift their phone is not to be used seen or heard in any way while we assume you could keep
it in your pocket if you don't trust to leave it in the employee lockers you are going to need to
muster up all the willpower you have to not take it out of that pocket for a quick look when you
get a vibrating notification we're gonna need those phones now with smart watches these days
you can get notifications and texts right on your wrist and while this might be a sneaky workaround
to the rule it's probably only a matter of time before they come up with a rule about those as
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