To have perfect attendance at work or at school is not an easy task. The reasons why people cannot fulfill their daily tasks are diverse: due to illness, due to a special celebration or due to some unexpected inconvenience. However, in the world there are exceptions and a worker of the USA proved to be the shining example. With a history of 27 yearsand without missing at any time, the man retired in the renowned fast food chain, full of emotions and expectations. Although the novelty was an important moment in his life, everything turned 180 degrees when received an unusual gift that completely surprised him. The incident spread on social networks and users had a gesture that will never be forgotten.
In your TikTok account, Kevin Ford54 years old, shared his emotion after receiving a series of gifts for his years of work at a branch of the popular hamburger company, located at the Las Vegas airport. In the video, she showed some of them: a box of chocolates, two packs of fruity gummies, a cup of Starbucks, ballpoint pens, and a movie ticket. Also, the managers of the place gave him a small piece of a chocolate cake to celebrate the news.
While Ford was never outraged by what he got, it was the users of the social network who showed their discontent about it and launched hundreds of negative comments against the company. “I’d like a raise after all those yearsnot an improvised gift bag”, expressed a young man.
“They wonder why the new generation refuses to stay in jobs like this, but the result speaks for itself, man, people don’t settle for that anymore. Congratulations on his mandate, but this does not seem right to me! ”, Opined a second. “You deserve that and much more. Your positive attitude is contagiousI wish you the best in life”, commented another user.
Before the repercussion, and in a second clip, the man thanked the people for defending him and for the viralization that was generated. Likewise, conducted an interview by video call with the media TMZ in which, in addition to making a release, he defended the company. “The company sent me a bunch of stuff that they had laying around. I’m happy for anything, I’m thankful for anything I receive, I’m not that kind of person, believe me. I’ve been through a lot,” she said at the beginning of the video.
On the other hand, he clarified that the gift was from the company HMS Host, which is in charge of the Human Resources area at Burger King. In line with this, he explained: “It’s a great place, I was there 27 years. But like most large corporations, lost contact with their workersand through Covid-19 and whatever, they cut programs”.
After his defense, he argued that in other times the gifts in the chain were different. “We used to get checks for 20 years, and that’s what I really thought the movie ticket was. I was like ‘they finally gave me my card’, and then I saw that It wasn’t even two movie tickets, it was one”, he revealed with a disappointed tone. She then released, “At the time I thought ‘this is too much’, I can’t believe it. It seemed that they were just things that they had, that they gathered around”.
For its part, the company made a formal statement in the same medium and he apologized for what happened. “The Burger King brand and its many franchisees across the country are committed to recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of the thousands who serve in a wide range of roles, all dedicated to providing our guests with a world-class experience.” “The franchisee offers its team members a strong employee recognition programwhich includes recognition of permanence milestones and monetary prizes”, he concluded.
Ford’s post has already received millions of views and sparked a debate among users that seems endless. The impact was such the man’s daughter intervened in the matter and made the decision to create a GoFundMein order to raise money and give him a special gift.
“The man in that video is my father. He worked for 27 years and yes, he never missed a day“, wrote Seryna Ford in a post. “In no way are we asking for money or he expects money, but if someone feels like blessing him, he would love to visit his grandchildren,” he said.
People were moved by Kevin’s story and, in response to his daughter’s request, the collection exceeded an amount of 158 thousand dollars. In this way, the story took a different turn and the life of the family changed completely.