Customer’s theory behind ‘savage’ McDonald’s sign revealed

The customer who discovered a sign at McDonald’s that went viral has shared the reason she believes the fast-food outlet posted the message.

The customer who took a now-viral video of the brutal sign at a Macca’s in the United States has revealed her theory behind it.

Texas nurse Brittany Logan told Fox & Friends Weekend that she was “shocked” by the honesty of a sign she saw at a McDonald’s drive-through asking customers for patience.

The sign claimed the restaurant was dealing with a staffing issue because “no one wants to work anymore”, prompting Ms Logan to post it online.

She posted the video on TikTok earlier this month, writing in the caption that the McDonald’s restaurant was “savage”.

Ms Logan said she thinks the Texas McDonald’s is short-staffed because people make more money collecting unemployment benefits and, therefore, do not feel compelled to return to work.

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The sign claims ‘no one wants to work anymore’. Picture: TikTok.

“I don’t think anybody is wanting to say it, but with unemployment, and the stimulus, tax income, everyone is kind of saying, ‘You know, I make more at home,’” Logan said.

“They make more on unemployment, they make more with these benefits and they’re just not wanting to go to work.”

As it appears in the video, the note says: “We are short-staffed. Please be patient with the staff that did show up. No one wants to work anymore.”

The US National Restaurant Association noted that according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, eating and drinking establishments added 175,800 jobs in March on a seasonally-adjusted basis.

However, employment is still 1.8 million jobs below pre-pandemic levels.

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Texas nurse Brittany Logan captured the video. Picture: TikTok.

In the video’s comments, several TikTok users complained that due to fear of the pandemic and the expanded unemployment benefits, it’s apparently been hard to keep restaurants fully staffed.

Ms Logan pointed to some of the responses to her video saying that some TikTok users said “these companies don’t pay us enough to show up in a pandemic,” while others said, “I make more on unemployment. There is no sense of me going to work”.

She also noted that some “were concerned of the risk of COVID and spreading that in the pandemic”.

Several users who work in the food industry chimed in on her post, with one reply saying, “It’s sad because it’s true. We’ve been trying to hire people at our restaurant and no one wants to work.”

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Many people who watched the video said ‘these companies don’t pay us enough to show up in a pandemic’. Picture: TikTok.

Another user pointed out, “We’re so busy at my Starbucks that people are quitting … and one girl got hired and walked out on the job because of how busy we are.”

One defended people not wanting to work at fast food places, writing, “Maybe if (the restaurants) pay good and respect their employees and think that they are actually humans, (the workers) will stay.”

A McDonald’s spokesperson did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

Ms Logan noted on Sunday that those who are showing up for work and are “pushing through” are trying to do the best they can given the situation.

The unemployment rate in Texas is 6.9 per cent as of March, which is above the national unemployment rate of 6 per cent according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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