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On September 13, a blogger released a video visiting multiple fast-food restaurants to investigate employee working hours and leave arrangements. A McDonald's employee stated they work 8 hours a day as a part-timer with an hourly wage of 14 RMB, while another employee evaded questions about the number of leave days. The video sparked widespread attention and discussion among netizens regarding labor rights.

On August 8, 2026, a man in Shanghai earned about 100 yuan after a 5‑hour part‑time shift at McDonald’s. He then took the money to a local RT‑Mart supermarket, buying roughly 300 g of pork belly, bananas, 1 L of milk, cabbage, eggs, 300 g of chili peppers, a box of tomatoes and five baked flatbreads among other daily necessities. The man recorded the whole process and posted it on a social platform, aiming to test the actual purchasing power of that income locally, sparking netizen discussion about low wages and cost of living.