From Burger King to the Unexpected: This Mom’s Surprising New Career Will Shock You

From Burger King to the Unexpected: This Mom’s Surprising New Career Will Shock You

Ever wonder what it’s like to be every employee at a fast food joint all at once? Well, Nykia Hamilton lived that nightmare — or miracle, depending on how you look at it — running an entire Burger King by herself for 12 grueling hours. Talk about a one-woman show! At 25, this single mom juggled flipping burgers, scrubbing floors, manning the drive-thru, and keeping the customers happy — all while doing it for her three kids. But just when you think she deserved a standing ovation, Burger King gave her the pink slip, apparently because she was late due to the very children she’s feeding. What’s more bizarre: was it really the tardiness or the uncomfortable spotlight on the restaurant’s understaffing? Now, riding the viral wave, Nykia’s traded in her uniform for a new gig as a content creator and comedian. Could this viral twist be the blessing in disguise she needed? Dive into her rollercoaster story and discover how sometimes being left holding the fries can lead to flipping the whole script instead. LEARN MORE

A single mum who ran a Burger King restaurant entirely by herself for 12 hours has revealed she has a ‘new career’ following her strange sacking from the fast food chain.

Back in July, Nykia Hamilton went viral after a TikTok video captured her rushing around the eatery doing the work of probably five or more employees, as she cooked, cleaned and served customers all at once.

Anyone who has ever worked in a customer service job will understand just how daunting a prospect this is, and Nykia, 25, was visibly emotional after she finished her shift, telling WACH Fox 57 that she was doing it all for her three young children.

She said: “At the end of the day, I do it for them. I’ve got three kids to take care of, I’m a single mother. I still got to feed them, and I’ve got a child about to go to school. You got to do what you got to do.

Nykia Hamilton ran an entire Burger King restaurant on her own, with a clip of her working hard going viral (WACH Fox 57)

Nykia Hamilton ran an entire Burger King restaurant on her own, with a clip of her working hard going viral (WACH Fox 57)

“I’m trying to do my best. I’ve got three babies and they depend on me. They love me. I be missing my own kids’ lives, I work a lot.

“I am having to provide for them and I really don’t be having time to spend with them, and it hurts me a lot. Hopefully one day I won’t have to worry so much and I can actually be there for them.”

Despite the mammoth effort to keep things in the restaurant ticking as the only employee, the bosses at Burger King allegedly fired her after she was late because of her children, although a cynic might suggest that the restaurant being exposed for having just one active employee might have more to do with it.

She had added: “I had to do the dishes, do prep, do the floors, do the front counter, drive-thru. We just ain’t got no employees, nobody wants to work no more.”

In a tearful TikTok video, she revealed: “[Burger King] fired me because I’ve been late because of my kids. My kids come first. Y’all don’t pay for no babysitter, or nothing.”

However, it seems as if she is keen to take advantage of her new-found fame as her Instagram and TikTok bios now reflect her new career as a content creator and comedian, with the mum-of-three no doubt hoping to cash in on her new following after the viral video.

While a GoFundMe page has already raised well over $70,000 for Nykia, it seems as if she is desperate to make the most of her moment in the sun, as you can make yourself a lot of money if you play your cards right after going viral, as the Hawk Tuah girl and the Ibiza Final Boss have found out in recent years.

LADbible has contacted Burger King for comment.

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