The Michigan father is getting the last word.
After two Instagram pranksters subjected him to a cruel stunt while he was working at a grocery store, donations to a fundraiser for the exhausted father have topped $400,000 in just two days. He said he was “absolutely blown away” by the unexpected support.
The incident was captured in a viral video showing two pranksters approaching the Red Baron representative, identified only as Michigan resident Walt Z., as he stocked freezer shelves.
After asking Walt for the time, the pair pretended to take money from him by playing a fake Apple Pay notification sound.
The stunt quickly backfired, prompting the overworked employee to confront the two men in an emotional outburst.
“My life is hard enough as it is, okay? I don’t need this crap,” Walt said.
“Bro, bro, it’s just a joke! It’s just a prank,” one of the Instagram users replied.
“I got kids at home that went to bed without me right now! I was supposed to be off an hour ago! I gotta wake up at 5 in the morning and do 10 more stores!” the frustrated worker shouted.
“I’m sorry, bro, chill. We’re just filming a video, it was just a joke —” the prankster began, before Walt interrupted him and stepped closer.
“No, you don’t! You’re probably making money off of this! I can’t even pay my goddamn mortgage! And I got four kids at home! So not funny!” Walt fired back.
The pranksters uploaded the footage to Instagram, but removed it and deactivated their account after facing a wave of backlash.
Supporters then launched a verified GoFundMe campaign for Walt. The fundraiser has collected approximately $413,000 in donations.
“Walt Z out of Michigan sends a heartfelt thank you, and is absolutely blown away by how much people have cared over this,” organizer Luke Oakenshield wrote Wednesday.
According to Oakenshield, the Red Baron representative has requested privacy following the social media incident, and the money will be transferred directly to him.
“You’re all Rockstars, and it shows,” Oakenshield added.
Oakenshield said he started the campaign because the viral video raised “real concern that this hardworking person could lose their job because of a situation they did not create.”
A spokesperson for Red Baron’s parent company told The Post Wednesday that the company was aware of the video and had “connected directly with our team member to check on his well-being, and we continue to offer our full support.”
“We are pleased to share that he is doing well and remains a valued member of our team,” the spokesperson said.