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humor The Hard Times 2026-04-16

I'm McDonald's CEO: My Superpower is Force-Feeding Grief-Aged Big Macs.

This dumpster fire of an essay argues that true corporate leadership means consuming chemically tainted burgers while simultaneously having a full-blown emotional meltdown in traffic. Apparently, 'grit' now requires Enya and a 94 Honda Civic.


<p>When did CEO’s get so soft? I grew up being led to believe that to get to the top of the corporate... <a class="font-medium" href="https://thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion-id-make-a-far-better-ceo-of-mcdonalds-because-i-can-choke-down-four-of-those-burgers-even-when-im-crying-and-listening-to-enya-while-stuck-in-traffic-in-my-94-honda-civic/" style="color: #3eb565;">Get the full story</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion-id-make-a-far-better-ceo-of-mcdonalds-because...

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