A narrator shares three anecdotes about working at McDonald's, highlighting that despite the job's tedious nature, it can be a gateway to a world of secrets and unusual experiences. The stories include a customer who ordered a strange combination of items, which turned out to be a man later accused of kidnapping, murder, and cannibalism. The second story revolves around customers who engage in a disturbing fetish by paying with money that has been in contact with their genitals. The third and most remarkable anecdote tells the story of a man who regularly visited a 17-year-old McDonald's employee, eventually revealing that he was her long-lost father. The stories showcase the unpredictable nature of working in fast food and the potential for unexpected connections and experiences.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. McDonald's employees have to deal with customers who think they can ask for extra items like bread and butter.
2. A 45-year-old man in Happy Valley, Kansas, USA, ordered an unusual set of items from McDonald's, including four hamburger buns with nothing inside.
3. The employees were unsure how to price the four hamburger buns without any meat.
4. The man's order was recorded on camera, and his image was remembered by employees a year later when he appeared on television accused of kidnapping, murdering, and cannibalizing at least seven children.
5. The employee still remembered the man's order, including the salad, pie, fries, and four buns with nothing inside.
6. McDonald's employees in the US have to deal with customers who pretend to pay with money that has been in their genitals.
7. This behavior is considered a form of modern exhibitionism and has led to the creation of a regulation to protect employees.
8. A man would regularly visit a McDonald's restaurant, always ordering a small item and interacting with a 17-year-old female employee.
9. The supervisor became alert to the situation and eventually intervened when the man asked the employee for her paternal last name.
10. The man revealed that he was the employee's father, who had a relationship with her mother when he was 16 and had since gone their separate ways.
11. The employee and her father reunited, and she was given an hour off and free coffee to talk to him.