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A former McDonald’s employee admitted he put an extra chicken nugget in almost every 10-piece box he served for two and a half years.

Cody Bondarchuk from Edmonton, Alberta revealed his scheme in a tweet which has since gone viral, with social media users dubbing him an „everyday hero.“

His confession moved others to tweet about their own acts of „everyday heroism“ at work.

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A Canadian man is being called the „Robin Hood of nugz“ after revealing he put an extra chicken nugget in 10-piece boxes for years.

Former McDonald’s worker Cody Bondarchuk from Edmonton, Alberta revealed in a tweet that he snuck 11 nuggets into almost every 10-piece box he made in the two and a half years he spent at the fast-food chain from 2007 to 2009.

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I worked at McDonald’s for two and a half years and I put 11 nuggets in almost every 10-piece I made

„Some of my coworkers did it too, and we would try to do it whenever possible (when a manager wasn’t around). It was only four or five of us,“ Bondarchuk told Insider.

The viral post has since attracted nearly 900,000 likes and 80,000 retweets since it was posted on Saturday, November 16, with social media users saluting his small act of rebellion.

One person tweeted: „Not all heroes wear capes, just name tags.“

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Another dubbed Bondarchuk „The Robin Hood of nugz.“

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Explaining the motivation in wanting to give an extra nugget, Bondarchuk told Insider: „You often hear stories about people missing a nugget or a thing of fries or sauce packs, so my coworkers and I wanted to do something to make people smile.“

His good deeds went unpunished, too, as he said he „never got caught, although I’m sure my former managers aren’t thinking too highly of me right now.“

Responding to one Twitter commenter who asked: „Is there a statute of limitations on grand-theft-nuggets?“ Bondarchuk said: „I hope so because I calculated it and would owe Ronald about $1,600.“

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I hope so because I calculated it and I would owe Ronald about $1,600

Having worked at the Castle Downs location in Edmonton, Alberta Bondarchuk replied to another tweet explaining that the McDonald’s franchise was mostly a drive-thru location so he cannot remember if any customers expressed thanks after finding an extra nugget.

„We never heard from the customers, sadly! I think when people get a bonus nugget they think it’s a counting error, and we were happy to let them think that,“ he told Insider.

The exposure of Bondarchuk’s secret inspired others to come forward with stories of everyday heroism in their own places of work.

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In my 3 years working at a theme park, I gave people towers of soft serve on their cones, overstuffed the pulled pork sandwiches, and fit as many chips as I could into each nacho boat. Give your food service workers some appreciation, because we love you, you filthy animals. Tweet Embed:

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I worked at a call center and every single time the customer would ask to waive the late fees I would waive them ?. No questions asked. I was informed once to stop. I didn’t lol Tweet Embed:

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I worked at Subway, and the rule is you can only give people 3 pieces of each topping. 3 pickles, 3 onions, 3 tomatoes max. I would whisper „say when“ the customers as if I was committing a felony.

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My last day of working at a call center for a cell service provider, I refunded everyone who called in about texting overages, people whose kids who unknowingly subscribed to third party services. It felt great.

As Bondarchuk responded: „EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU DESERVES THOSE BONUS NUGGETS.“

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I’m seeing a lot of comments about y’all not deserving a hero but I just wanted to say that EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU DESERVES THOSE BONUS NUGGETS ⭐️

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