Posted on 07/01/2022 4:31:24 AM PDT by deek69
LOS ANGELES - Kevin Ford, 54, of Las Vegas, Nevada is a man of grace and humility. He’s been working as a cook and a cashier at the Burger King in the city’s McCarran International Airport for the past 27 years. Ford said he’s never missed a day of work in that time. When he showed up to work earlier last week on the 27th anniversary of his employment, he didn’t make a big deal about it and not even his bosses were aware of the commemoration. But when he made a joke about the time he’s spent employed, management scrambled to get him a thank-you gift which consisted of a movie ticket, a Starbucks cup, some candy, chocolate and a backpack for it all to fit in.
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Should run for President....
I can appreciate not giving him a large gift. However, what they gave him was an insult. If a corporation is going to recognize length of service, do it right.
Spend a couple of bucks. Don’t just look under the seats of your for spare change.
Nice.
How about TWO tickets ya cheapskates!
I can appreciate not giving him a large gift. However, what they gave him was an insult. If a corporation is going to recognize length of service, do it right.
Spend a couple of bucks. Don’t just look under the seats of your car for spare change.
Maybe his coworkers could send him messages with a gif of a Bic lighter flame...
That’s the new crowd for you, instant dinner, instant fast food, and instant appreciation “ceremony.”
Viral Burger King employee who never missed a day of work in 27 years receives over $270K in donations, as well as, the fact that he is a black man, whose daughter started a go fund me page for him.
Kudos to him, and congratulations Kevin. You deserve it, and more.
Congratulations, and best wishes!!
He’ll probably get fired for saying ma’am and assuming of gender…
That’s great. When I read this story last week the GoFundMe was $55K.
Burger King should be ashamed. But the guy was grateful and gracious for the piss-ant “award” he got.
Trump should hire him. He’d be a better employee than many of those he chose.
BK management are eatin’ crow big time. I can only imagine what social media is saying to them.
Yes- this ‘gift’ looks like a manager sifted through their Burger King drawer and came up with this crap.
It would have been better to have given nothing except a handshake and a spoken appreciation for their dedication.
I’m guessing anyone that works at BK for 27 years isn’t too bright.
He’s still a cook and cashier, not regional manager…
One movie ticket? Never liked Burger King anyway.
Absolutely correct. And given the general quality of retail applicants, you would think they would make this guy a resounding hero. Anybody who has ever worked or hired in retail knows that you are lucky if you can find someone who just, you know, shows up, not to mention, on time.
Completely different generation and work ethic.
I guess it's a mindset. I just could never pick up the phone and call in sick and put my responsibilities on other people. It's just not in me to do that. So it's not that I've never been sick, it's just that I feel responsible for getting my job done.
I do respect people who come in and work hard day after day, no matter what kind of a job they have.
There was a librarian in my hometown that was in the newspaper for working 50 years without a sick day. He started his job the week he returned from serving in World War 2 and did not retire until the mid 1990s. He was a humble and kind man and growing up in the 1970s, he always helped me find some good books to read.
I use “Ma’am” unflinchingly and unfailingly, because that is how I was raised in the military as a brat and my time in the military.
I live in a part of the country where it is not commonly used, and I think there are women who don’t like it, but...I am not changing it. (My wife doesn’t like it, but...I don’t call HER “Ma’am”...:)
To me, it is an unapologetic sign of default respect for womanhood.
Of course, I call all men “Sir” too.
He must not actually eat Burger King food, then. :P
Have you ever worked in management retail? He’s the smart one :)
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