Nykia Hamilton, a 25-year-old single mother of three from Columbia, South Carolina, went viral in July after a customer filmed her running an entire Burger King restaurant by herself for nearly 12 hours. The video showed Hamilton working every station – cooking, taking orders at the drive-thru, bagging food, and cleaning – all while customers waited patiently. The clip quickly spread across TikTok, earning her the nickname “Burger King Mom.”
However, Hamilton’s story took a sharp turn just weeks later when she was fired from her job. She claims the termination was due to being late for shifts because of childcare responsibilities. “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,” she said in a tearful TikTok video after her dismissal.
