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There are plenty of reasons why a company might use social media. Increasing brand awareness and website traffic, generating leads, and managing their reputation are just a few of them. But whatever its intentions are, a business uses Instagram, Facebook, and other platforms for its own gain. And people see right through it. So when nonsensical corporate BS appears on their feed, they often respond to it, reminding its authors that they're not fooling anyone.

Twitter account "Brands Getting Owned" is the place to go if you want to check out these savage roasts. It shares fan-submitted screenshots of exchanges companies wish to forget, and as its bio says, tries to dismantle capitalism one L at a time. Continue scrolling for the pics.

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Sum Guy
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hahaha... and a full blown investigation was launched

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    A B C
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they paid less people to spy on the drivers' "missteps", they could pay the drivers more. Or, I don't know, even grant them toilet breaks.

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    Probably one of the biggest corporate social media fails we covered here at Bored Panda was the time Burger King said that "Women belong in the kitchen." Do you remember? They picked the best time for this phrase, too. The company tweeted it during International Women's Day when everyone was celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women across the globe.

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    Burger King's tweet caused quite a spectacle—it was described as a misogynistic and outdated remark towards women's role in society.

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    N G
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least the person behind the brand social media account acknowledged their shortcomings - I appreciate that.

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    Friday
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Falcon is smug and I love it

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    The company's social media team shortly followed the tweet with an explanation that their aim was to draw attention to the fact that only 20% of professional chefs in the UK are women and that they are under-represented in the culinary industry—they have decided to use International Women’s Day as an opportunity to advertise their culinary scholarship which offers financial assistance to women who work at Burger King and aspire to an academic degree in culinary arts. 

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    But it was already too late. Eventually, the original “controversial” tweet was deleted and Burger King has issued an apology.

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    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Assuming that's the hospital itself replying, what more do you need to learn, you charged the guy $39k

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    Sum Guy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also... some parents don't have the space at home.

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    There are plenty of ways you can screw up on social media. Nasty comments, rude tweets, a timeline full of misspellings and other faux pas; the possibilities are endless. And they're usually easy enough to fix or delete without it seeming like the end of the world. If you're a regular person.

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    Not so much for those big business accounts. Of course, corporations are people too—but they're people under constant scrutiny by the jury of the Internet. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

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    Samantha Lomb
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is deflection from the fact that a small number of corporations are the major polluters by trying to make it seem like it's a personal responsibility issue

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    I I
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    people seem to think it's all kids at McD's but you can see the workers getting older , capitalism only works for the 1% , trickle down economics is a lie , ALL workers should be paid a living wage with benefits , power to the PEOPLE

    Dagnirath
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since trickle-down economics clearly doesn't work, we should try piñata economics next: beat the rich with blunt objects until the gold starts to flow.

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    tuzdayschild
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do not apply to a company unless you know you want to work there.

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It shouldn't be like that though and it's not like that in other countries!!! Being unemployed doesn't mean you have to accept every shitty job offered! Especially when the money you get being unemployed are more than the ridiculous wage they are paying! Shame on them

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    Lizzy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-pays-50-for-job-interviews-highlighting-hiring-struggles-2021-4 Total bs in that comment!! Employment security commission IS NOT what we call it in the USA. Damn tell the facts if you want people to support your cause!

    Ogre Juan Canolli
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No Such Thing As "Inflation" IT'S CORPOATE GREED ! !

    Jackie Porter
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone with a job already should apply, get the $50 and decline the job if they're successful on the interview

    Katinka Min
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mc Donalds in my country pays a bit more than minimum wage, (benefits are a national must) and they support people who want to rise up in the hirarchy. I've never heard that they have problems finding workers.

    ASHRFOX
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The food is also disgusting

    Amanda Hunter
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the products they sell are questionable as to whether it's actually food.

    v
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    McD's has already run proof of concept on in-store kiosks for ordering food. How many "front of house" personnel are going to be displaced by these kiosks that work for far less than $15 per hour?

    Brian Stanton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was actually a tool in the analysis to help the other workers make more while not cutting into their record profits

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    Kirk Mckeever
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is no shame in this--it's a very basic job that does not require any skills...it is a "starter job that teaches you basic skills and how the whole "job" thing works--how to work with others, basic skills, etc. It's part-time for people who have other things, such as school, and such to earn some money...it's not meant for survival, it's a part-time JOB!! You need to think about the bigger picture, such as keeping costs down...surly most of you had a "starter" job---sure the pay's not great--it's training for the future.

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The shame is huge and should be! "Training" has been an excuse for many employers so they can give shitty wages! What they are doing should be illegal and actually for me is a reason to stop going as a customer! The only way they will learn to respect workers! Part time workers need to be respected as well!

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    Xandra, The Little Hufflepuff
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they literally will offer you a promotion if you drop out of college

    Brian Stanton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They actually try to hire managers with degrees

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    Deb Dedon
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vote with your wallet. Don't eat there.

    Dave P
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is not how it works. Unemployment needs to prove you turned down SEVERAL jobs, and jobs that are not considered below your skill set level. Further, they are not allowed to take tips from these companies. In fact McDonalds doing that would be a Felony and they could be sued for breach of privacy. This is someones conspiracy BS from someone who doesnt understand how this process works.

    Emma Byrne
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    General strike now. They need us more than we need them. If you refuse to work for peanuts they'll have to up the wages.

    s. vitkovitsky
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they shut down, their employees are out of a job.

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    Jeanne Clapper
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try being a business owner these day! You have no idea what you are talking about.

    Suzy the observer
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The food is gross. Why do people still go there?

    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's quick. Yes, it's low quality and yes, it's poor for your health, but it's fast and tastes decent.

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    Calypso poet
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really doubt every McDonalds reports every person. Not everyone job hunting is on unemployment. I have been off work for medical reasons but I don't qualify for disability and my husband makes too much money for any assistance. I'd apply for the $50 bucks but wouldn't work there because too many a$$hole customers. I've seen enough Karen videos.

    v
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't wait until the $15 per hour minimum wage hits its full stride. All the proponents have offer is "McDonalds can afford it" or some variation of a 4%-6%* product price increase (*assuming food cost stays the same). What they don't seem to understand is that an increase in minimum wage IS across the board and NOT simply for the various fast food joints (FFJs). Unfortunately, for the minimum wage increase deniers, if the cost of production of the various food items goes up so too does the food cost of the FFJs. Simply can't wait until people start crying bloody murder because the price of their Big Mac combo meal increased more than they were told it would.

    Gekka Dojo
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    If your only ambition in life is to work at McDonald's, then you're doing it wrong.

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    denzoren
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trying to be relevant and fit in with the cool crowd. Sigh.

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    Sum Guy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This man has a good hustle. Unfortunately, we will start getting ads with our food now that corporations have seen this. They will pay door dash/ uber eats to have their drivers/riders give us pamphlets with our food

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    Jessica Otto
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember a few years ago when Kroger sold off a bunch of their convenience stores that they couldn't maintain but said it was to "focus on their grocery stores" ??? How's that working out Kroger?

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    Emperor Kitten
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better even than telling them to go to hell, just don't use their service. If they're unethical but you use them anyway your just encouraging the behavior.

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    Suzanne Haigh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    $15 per hour is more than we get in Britain for minimum wage. But then we do have a Health Service which from what I have read on here is worth so damn much, a lot more than a couple of dollars

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    SoozeeQ
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Burn! They should fire their marketing department or graphic designer who came up with this. Shamrockiraptor is spot on!

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    Alex the awful German
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have preferred a little less capital letters, still: He/she nailed it!

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    Alphabet Soupy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SO many people are already parroting this line from right wing politicians, it’s so frustrating.

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    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vermont is in the top ten highest minimum wages in the country. It was an ignorant move to attack Sanders over this. 'Just Amazon being terrified of organized labor (aka unions).

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    I I
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah this could be bad , he worked on AI and had to shut it down after it created it's own language to communicate with other AI, not sure if they ever worked out what it said ,https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/facebook-researchers-shut-down-ai-bots-that-started-speaking-in-a-language-unintelligible-to-humans-3876197.html#:~:text=Researchers%20from%20Facebook%20found%20that,were%20creating%20their%20own%20language.&text=This%20led%20Facebook%20researchers%20to,each%20other%20only%20in%20English.

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    Alphabet Soupy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That happens literally across the board. It’s the corporate version of an influencer/youtuber posting a video of them doing some sort of charity.

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    Titas Burinskas
    BoredPanda Staff
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's even more ironic is that Stadia is a product of Google. You know, the search engine that almost everyone uses...

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    SoozeeQ
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But Elmo *does* know his ABCs, he learnt it at Sesame Street!

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    Corporate social media strategies can sometimes backfire, as seen in several instances. One notable example was when a fast-food giant used a tweet on a significant day meant to celebrate women.

    The situation sparked conversations about the intentions and reactions of such brand communications which can be explored further here.

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    Virgil Blue
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's horrible to think that companies send these "nice" message's to try and find the employee just to reprimand them.

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    J Gund
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Worse part was he had to then eat Papa Johns pizza

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    Virgil Blue
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They tore down their iconic first restaurant to do this? That's proof corporations should not be classed as people.

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    GoodCatto
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GET ROASTED ARBY'S! I didn't even like your food anyways!

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    Daniel (ShadowDrakken)
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The American obsession with trucks makes no f'n sense. Most truck owners never even use their truck for hauling or large loads, there's NO reason for them to own one. They're usually twice the price of a decent car, guzzle gas, hog the road, and don't fit in parking spots. Just rent a truck the 1-2 times a year you actually need one, seriously.

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    Dodo
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The poor Skarsgard kids, seriously. I'm not sure I ever saw Alexander (or the others) get called 'Stellan's son' but all the kids are 'Alexander's brother' now.

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    Elizabeth Molloy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you! My specs are uneven by about 10mm and they claimed they were straight.

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    Mieke Sorée
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does say reuse the sprayer, not the bottle...

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    James016
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, whatever is in that photo, looks rank

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    Bacony Cakes
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EA, what the f*ck did you do to Maxis? Can you stop killing everyone's hopes and dreams for one second? You're the worst thing to happen to gaming, EA. Spore could've been so much more but NOOOOO! "Think of the children!" you say as you give them a literal slot machine!

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    Adam
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BP this is badly cropped!

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    Monday
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't really a burn, it's just policy or habit. I default to mate or friend when trying to keep the tone of a message friendly or polite too, particularly when voicing disagreement.

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    bakkysak09
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the Ms. warwick correction seems kinda strange why use your name in an account if you dont want people to use it like if her handle had been Ms warwick and they called her by her name id get it but she doesnt

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    Call Me Mars
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, did they keep the crinkle-cut fries? Lol.

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    Karl Baxter
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who calls their child “Brothley” - is she made of soup?

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