A McDonald's staffer jokes with fellow customers about lighting up in a nearby carpark and that his overnight shift, 'manages to pay the drug habit'.

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A MCDONALD'S staffer has been caught in the act offering to share illicit drugs to customers while allegedly high on the job himself.

He works at the restaurant directly across the road from the fast food giant's Sydney headquarters.

Footage captured by a customer at Thornleigh McDonald's in Sydney's northwest shows a young man discussing his drug habits while at work, including smoking 'cones' - otherwise known as marijuana.

"I hate this place," he is heard saying. "Drugs help".

"I find it unfair that they [customers] can come through anytime and have a cone but I can't go out anytime. It's not fair."

In the video, apparently captured last Sunday morning at around 3:15am, the staffer talks to fellow customers about lighting up in a nearby carpark and that his overnight shift, "manages to pay the drug habit".

He brashly claims the company can't fire him because "they've got no overnighters".

"Do you think doing drugs will get me fired? No. I don't care either."

After a prompt by one of the men, the staffer then offers them his mobile number and instructs them to text him.

"Anytime you want," he says, describing the community as "a good area for good stuff. Very good stuff".

The witness told news.com.au the staffer was chatting to three customers and after remarking about his appearance, he suddenly "blurted all this stuff out".

The witness said the man looked "off his face, his eyes were red and he was slurring his words".

When asked what would happen if he were a store manager, he claimed, "this sh*t would burn to the ground".

McDonald's was unaware of the footage at the time of news.com.au's call, but have today asked NSW police to investigate.

"We're shocked at the content in this video and in no way condone the behaviour it captures," said Ron Christianson, McDonald's director of corporate communications.

"We have taken immediate action and are working with police as they investigate."

Police gave no comment.

News.com.au has contacted the staffer for comment.

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