A Mistake for Their Own Benefit
Sometimes one of the luxuries of working at a restaurant is free food. It turns out McDonald’s will only grant this privilege to their staff if they get the order wrong and cannot serve it. Or else, no frappes or burgers for you no matter how hard you work your butt off!
As a result, sometimes a McDonald’s staff worker would sometimes mess up an order on purpose just so they can enjoy it for themselves, free of charge! This was a popular prank pulled with the more expensive items on the menu, like the frappes or iced coffees. Who doesn’t love a job that has free coffee?