Burger King veteran of 27 years gets goodie bag for never missing a day of work

The guy worked and never missed a day it’s a dying breed of that person. and also put his 4 daughters through college and brought them up legend in my eyes but yes like so many others out there. Hats off.
I don't disagree but should they all have $100k GoFundMe campaigns which is the story of this thread?
 
Apart from creating an argument on a UK based forum about an American worker, who really gives a stuff.
Next week it'll be completely forgotten and our attentions will be drawn to poor Jeff from Finland who.....
 
27 years seems like a long time not to be ill......think I'd want someone cooking me a burger to take sick days if they're ill.
 
That's quite sad, I presume there wasn't necessarily a corporate policy re: this? Maybe it was a local manager or shift leader who took it upon himself to put together a little present after noticing it was another work anniversary for this guy? Does anyone know? (In which case it's still a nice gesture).

It could be nice to have a big reward for that sort of length of service - like hit 30 years get a 6-month sabbatical etc. or a cash reward, a proper thank you/certificate recognised by the company and a more substantial gift paid for by the company. Employers can be bad with this stuff even when it's officially recognised though, just some admin person looking after the process etc..

I remember my Dad had a similar disappinting situation, he got some little badge/certificate delivered to him and an award from the NHS for like 25 years service, he contacted the admin office and was like "thanks very much but I've been with the NHS for 40+ years now"...

Also while the employer should be congratulating this guy for his time with them I'm not sure I like the emphasis on never missing a shift. This idea that it's a good thing to never call in sick/never miss a shift needs to be knocked on the head, you really shouldn't turn up to work when you're infected with something, especially post Covid.
 
Meh, 27 years without a day off is admirable, truly, but as already stated in this thread, no different from many others that have done the same thing.

But greed has clearly taken over now. Over 100k and people still donating? That's just sad.
 
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