McDonald's worker filmed teasing homeless man

Viewers are asking McDonald's to fire the employee based on the footage. Photo / iStock

A video has emerged of a McDonald's worker teasing a homeless man with a burger before throwing a cup of water on him.

Filmed by a customer at one of the restaurant chain's Detroit stores, the video has been viewed over 180, 000 times since it was uploaded on Friday.

The footage, which shows the staff member baiting the man from a drive-thru window before hurling water at him, has sparked calls for the worker to be fired.

One Twitter user tweeted: "Hey @mcdonalds please find this employee and fire him Foul..."

Hey @mcdonalds please find this employee and fire him Foul: McDonalds's Worker Throws Drink In Homeless Man's Face! https://t.co/srw7dIGo8p

— Chris Charlton (@Chris_Charlton) November 7, 2015

Over 1,000 comments have also been made on the website LiveLeak where the video was first uploaded to.

One viewer said: "How much of an a******* must you be to throw water in the face of someone who is old, hungry, cold and homeless."

Another wrote: "Baits him over with food only to humiliate a man who already has nothing. If they don't fire this morally bankrupt punk there's something wrong."

The video also features the caption: "Videographer states that he did this as payback because the panhandler had earlier argued with a McDonald's customer."

- nzherald.co.nz