McDonald’s abuse: MeToo hasn’t helped these teenage workers

And the rooms are small. That’s the other striking thing about this story. We’re not talking about department stores here – we were told repeatedly about how cramped the kitchens can be. In such tight spaces, it’s hard to believe that a store manager can’t get a pretty good idea, pretty quickly, of how staff are treating each other. In a statement McDonald’s told the BBC there was “simply no place for harassment, abuse, or discrimination” at the company.