A woman who works at Burger King decided to post a video during work hours of herself doing the viral “Scuba” dance on TikTok. Usually, that’s something you can write off as an employee letting off some steam during a slow shift. The only problem with this employee, however, is that she appears to be using the video to mock her boss.
In the video, while performing the dance, she claims that her boss is intimidated by her, using some rather colorful language. The clip somehow made its way to X, where some users were quick to point out that another person can be seen in the background. Some even claimed that the individual was her boss, thought that as a fact remains impossible to verify as the original video has not been tracked down.
Another unsubstantiated claim that quickly spread online was that the woman ended up getting fired from Burger King because of the video. One person took her side, commenting, “I just told someone this week ‘don’t EVER let a younger person in a superior position think they control you or are smarter. Say no every once in a while.’ Worked like a charm for me, they are weak and can’t deal with a simple ‘no.’ Watch them crumble.”
I just told someone this week “don’t EVER let a younger person in a superior position think they control you or are smarter. Say no every once in a while. Worked like a charm for me, they are weak and cant deal with a simple “no”. Watch them crumble.
— Allapsyop (@allapsyop) July 17, 2026
There is no certainty
However, most users were actually quite enraged by the simple dance. One user wrote, “Nobody is intimidated by this. They are disgusted by it. and they’re over it. If you can’t go to work and work, don’t bother to show up.” Another even compared the video to documenting a crime, writing, “I love that they are so dumb they film their crimes and share it. I’m no criminal but if i was cameras would be my biggest fear i sure as shit wouldn’t record my crimes for clout. Also clout doesn’t do much in jail/prison.”
Nobody is intimidated by this. They are disgusted by it. and they're over it. If you can't go to work and work don't bother to show up.
— MAGA Lorrie Ann 🇺 🇲🇺 🇲🇺 🇸 AMERICA FIRST (@LorrieAnn25) July 17, 2026
i love that they are so dumb they film their crimes and share it. im no criminal but if i was cameras would be my biggest fear i sure as shit wouldnt record my crimes for clout. also clout doesnt do much in jail/prison.
— Im not John Stamos (@cantstopnoticin) July 17, 2026
Social media gives anyone with an internet connection a voice, and that inevitably produces mixed results. On one hand, it allows people to discuss important national issues and even hold leaders accountable for what they say and do. On the other, it also gives people a reason to weigh in on situations that have not even been confirmed to be what they appear.
One thing is certain, however. If her boss really is the way she described, publicly challenging their authority in such a brazen manner probably isn’t the most productive way to handle it. There are other ways of dealing with problems at work.
Workplace ethics matter
The story itself remains unconfirmed, but there are still broader lessons that can be taken from it. The Sydney Morning Herald once published a piece on three things your boss wants you to stop doing at work: defensiveness, entitlement, and apathy. The reasoning was simple: difficult moments at work are inevitable if you’re actually growing. What separates a good employee is the ability to learn from those moments, and these three traits often stand in the way of that growth.
There have been plenty of other cases where employees expressed workplace frustrations in unproductive ways, and many of those situations ended with someone losing their job. So it’s not entirely impossible that the people who immediately assumed the claim from the comedic page Clown World was true could ultimately be proven right.
One thing is clear, however: posting yourself in your work uniform while mocking your workplace and your supervisors is rarely a good idea. If there are consequences that follow, they should not come as much of a surprise.
