Jan. 25, 2012

Deciding to take advantage of this whole “internet” thing may not have been the best idea for business when your company is notorious for poor working conditions and less than exemplary food. Minimum wage labor, greasy flash-frozen food, and a billion served a day is a cocktail for disaster to say the least.

So why not ask customers to share their favorite McDonald’s-related tales via the Twitter hashtag #McDstories? Because the Twitter world decided to take this opportunity to share their horror stories, making for some awesome backlash and even better fodder for comedy.

#McDstories When I was 16 with only a couple of GCSE exams under my belt, I was turned down for a job at McD because I was "overqualified"!

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Damon Lord (@DamonLord) January 24, 2012

I use to eat McDonalds every day for lunch and gained 45 pounds, I stopped and have lost 30 thus far! Damn Fries!! #mcdstories

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Josh Bruner (@cyberjob) January 24, 2012

#mcdstories My dad ate there, pulled off the road, puked violently in empty cooler.Hasn't been back since. I was 7. Thanks for that memory

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Jody Mason (@JodyRaeMason) January 24, 2012

#McDStories Working drive-thru shift as a teenager. Arch Deluxe fell off the conveyor belt onto the floor. Re-wrapped it and sent it out.

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Curtis Townson (@ctownson) January 24, 2012

The hashtag lasted all of two hours before corporate pulled it, but not before the damage was ostensibly done.