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McDonald's Employee Secretly Adds Extra Nugget to 10-Piece Orders

A screenshot of a tweet thread from X.com (formerly Twitter) posted by the WholesomeMeme account. The original tweet by user 'jam dim' states: 'I worked at McDonald's for two and a half years and I put 11 nuggets in almost every 10-piece I made.' Below the tweet is an image showing a close-up of gloved hands: one hand holds an open McDonald's chicken nugget box, while the other uses a white scoop to transfer nuggets from a fryer basket. A reply from user 'rony shelton' reads: 'Real heroes often go unrecognized.' The content highlights a small act of kindness by a fast-food employee.
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I worked at McDonald's for two and a half years and I put 11 nuggets in almost every 10-piece I made

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I worked at McDonald's for two and a half years and I put 11 nuggets in almost every 10-piece I made

Overview

A screenshot of a tweet thread from X.com (formerly Twitter) posted by the WholesomeMeme account. The original tweet by user 'jam dim' states: 'I worked at McDonald's for two and a half years and I put 11 nuggets in almost every 10-piece I made.' Below the tweet is an image showing a close-up of gloved hands: one hand holds an open McDonald's chicken nugget box, while the other uses a white scoop to transfer nuggets from a fryer basket. A reply from user 'rony shelton' reads: 'Real heroes often go unrecognized.' The content highlights a small act of kindness by a fast-food employee.

Origin notes

The image is a screenshot from X.com (formerly Twitter) under the 'WholesomeMeme' account. It compiles an original tweet by 'jam dim' describing their experience adding an extra nugget to 10-piece orders during their 2.5 years at McDonald's, an embedded photograph of nugget preparation in a McDonald's kitchen, and a reply from 'rony shelton' praising the act. The content is user-generated and shared as a wholesome meme, likely created using a mobile screenshot tool to capture the tweet thread.

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