Only in America: McAdvice

McDonald's offers its minimum-wage employees some rather eyebrow-raising advice — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

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A McDonald's website for employees suggested they return unwanted gifts and sell possessions to "bring in some quick cash" during the holiday season. The McResource site also encouraged the company’s minimum-wage employees to break food into smaller pieces to feel more full, and to "stop complaining," because it increases stress.

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Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.