--- title: "By the numbers: Metaverse taxes, a McFlurry mess, and more. - The Hustle" description: "Plus: “Lupin” was robbed, ironically, and auditors may need auditors." image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/2108477541-News-Brief_2022-03-07T033901.489Z.webp --- # By the numbers: Metaverse taxes, a McFlurry mess, and more. ![Jacob Cohen](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png?width=48&height=48&name=IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png) [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/jacob-cohen) [Jacob Cohen Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/ImJacobCohen) Published: March 07, 2022 Updated: October 11, 2023 **1) **Being overworked is a problem, but being underworked is, too. It’s partly why hourly workers at fast food restaurants are now quitting after just [**1.8 months**](https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-little-noticed-reason-workers-quit-too-little-work-11646061707?mod=hp_lead_pos6) on average, 55% *faster* than before the pandemic. ![By the numbers: Metaverse taxes, a McFlurry mess, and more.](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/2108477541-News-Brief_2022-03-07T033901.489Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=2108477541-News-Brief_2022-03-07T033901.489Z.webp) **2) **The set of “Lupin,” a hit Netflix show about gentleman thief Assane Diop, was (ironically) robbed of [**~$330k**](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-robbed-lupin-the-crown-1235102749/) in equipment during a heist involving fireworks. The set of “The Crown” was robbed of $200k in props just a day earlier. **3) **McFlurry fury: Kytch is suing McDonald’s for [**$900m**](https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/mcdonalds-mcflurry-machine-repair-lawsuit) after McDonald’s reportedly told franchisees to stop using Kytch’s troubleshooting device for McFlurry machines. (FYI: You can check the live stats on broken McFlurry machines across America [here](https://mcbroken.com/).) **4) **“Second Life,” a metaverse game that (underratedly) launched in 2003 and generates [**$600m**](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/03/even-in-the-metaverse-you-cant-escape-the-taxman/) in annual economic activity, says users will have to pay sales tax on purchases thanks to a 2018 Supreme Court ruling. Guess you can’t escape taxes in the metaverse, huh? **5) **In February, PwC Canada was reportedly fined $900k+ by regulators after they found [**1.1k+ auditors**](https://www.ft.com/content/2e246b48-a6a9-4dc6-b4fb-136b62ab3a3a) at the Big Four accounting firm were involved in exam cheating practices. Sometimes even the auditors need auditors, eh? 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