'I Don't Like Y'all': McDonald's Employee Fired After Insulting On-Duty Officer Over Lunch Discount

Ferlon Webster Jr. | August 14, 2019
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A fast-food employee was fired after they insulted a police officer ordering food at an Alabama McDonald’s this week. 

Officer Kody Taylor was on duty for the Andalusia Police Department and decided to take his lunch break. He pulled into the fast-food chain’s drive-thru to order and mentioned the “law enforcement discount” to one of the employees. 

“Just want to share my experience with Andalusia McDonald’s today,” Taylor posted to Facebook, according to a screenshot. “The nice lady at the window says, ‘give me just a second.’ She walks off and returns with the manager and says, ’doesn’t Law Enforcement receive a discount?’”

Taylor says the manager didn’t appear to be happy about it and said, “Yea unfortunately we do.”

Note: The Andalusia McDonald’s offers a 50 percent discount to officers and first responders when they are on duty.

“This kind of caught me off guard,” Taylor continued. “But I waited while he punched in his code and when he finished he glanced at me and said, ‘I don’t like y’all.'”

On Monday, McDonald’s representatives met with Andalusia Police Chief Paul Hudson to discuss the incident. They notified him the employee involved was fired and apologized for what took place.

“What occurred does not reflect the values of our brand, our franchise, or the love and admiration we have demonstrated consistently for our friends in law enforcement and first responders. We express our sincerest apology,” Eddie Byrd, director of marketing and community outreach for Murphy Family Restaurants, said. 

“As a department, we don’t hold McDonald’s responsible for one employee’s action,” Chief Hudson added. “We want all of those who were upset when they learned about the incident to know McDonald’s immediately took action to correct the problem.”

H/T: The Blaze

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