It’s certainly pathetic Burger King doesn’t pay enough for anyone to actually live after 27 years. Pathetic story indeed. Burger King needs to get its act together.
A Burger King or any fast food employee should NEVER expect to earn a living doing the same starting job for 27 years.
If he was a Manager or franchise owner it’d be different but a fast food cook is a fast food cook. Any idiot could do it.
If you believe a burger flipper should be making $40k - $50k to start which is a minimum living wage then burgers would be $25 - $30 to pay for that type wage.
If someone wants a living wage then they need to get their act together bust ass to get ahead and work for it.