Burger King Employee Who Didn't Take A Single Leave In 27 Years Gets Over Rs 1 Crore In Donations
After being disappointed for getting just a ¡®goodies bag¡¯ in return for his 27 years of perfect attendance, Burger King employee Kevin Ford¡¯s daughter arranged a fundraiser for him, which recently surpassed the $1,50,000 goal (approximately Rs 1.17 crore).
Kevin Ford, a Burger King employee who recently became viral and was celebrated by the internet for completing 27 years of service without a single day of absence, has a big reason to be over the moon right now.
After being disappointed for getting just a ¡®goodies bag¡¯ in return for his 27 years of perfect attendance, Kevin¡¯s daughter arranged a fundraiser for him, which recently surpassed $1,50,000 (approximately Rs 1.17 crore), as per a News18 report.
Kevin Ford
HMS Host, the business through which Burger King hires personnel, had reportedly given Kevin Ford a tiny bag of gifts. He had reportedly claimed that the corporation sent him goodies as a token of appreciation for his services. But now, owing to a ¡®GoFundMe¡¯ that his daughter Seryna set up, he has received much more than what he might have ever anticipated.
The comedian and actor David Spade was reportedly amongst the first people to donate. He is said to have made a donation of $5,000 (approximately Rs 3.9 lakh) and now the total donations have already crossed Rs 1 crore, leaving Kevin all emotional.
His daughter Seryna had reportedly organized the fundraiser to thank her single father for working hard for 27 years to support her and her siblings through school and college.
¡°Yes, he has never missed a day of work in his 27 years of employment. When he acquired custody of me and my elder sister 27 years ago, he initially started working at this job as a single parent," she wrote in the GoFundMe page's description area.
The video, which was posted earlier this month, showed Kevin receiving a goodie bag from the company for 27 years of full attendance went viral and many netizens complained that it was a very mundane gift, compared to his selfless service.
Here¡¯s the video from Twitter.
I dunno. This horrendously sad to me
¡ª Born_Invincible (@IBC_Yoh) June 19, 2022
...27 years...reeses pic.twitter.com/sb4GHZrh6s
Since the fundraiser skyrocketed, Kevin has given numerous interviews to television networks. He claimed he was ¡°overwhelmed" by the public's affection and support, as per the report.
¡°I've been sobbing for the past three days. It's really unbelievable. I simply cannot. I appreciate you all and adore you all,¡± he reportedly told a news channel.
Kevin Ford had reportedly acknowledged in a TMZ interview that he felt ¡°let down" by the gesture but insisted that he was appreciative of the attention. He had claimed he thought the goody bag didn't really match up to the cash gifts staff members received prior to the outbreak of the pandemic.
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How Twitterati Reacted To The 'Goodies'
A lot of users on Twitter were angered upon knowing that Kevin just got a 'goodies bag' for his selfless service of 27 years without taking a single leave at Burger King. Here's how some of them reacted to this incident.
Shame on @BurgerKing for giving a 27 year employee (Kevin Ford) a cheap goody bag with lifesaver¡¯s & bic pens as a gift of recognition. The man never had a day off in all of those years!!
¡ª Rob & The Grateful Fred (@ChefBoyRV57) June 24, 2022
I¡¯d like to see @BurgerKing match the gofundme for Kevin Ford, a 27 year Burger King employee who¡¯s never missed a single day of work yet was humiliated with a gift of candy and a lanyard as appreciation. Step up pls.
¡ª Marcus (@Marcus38952002) June 24, 2022
Billion dollar company gives their 27 year, hard working employee a goodie bag for a 5 year-old. Shame on them. It's the hardworking, honest, loyal and dedicated people like Kevin Ford that keep Burger King's doors open. God Bless his daughter for sharing the story on GoFundMe.
¡ª Ravi Yande (@ravireport) June 25, 2022
That Burger King employee who got a bag of candy and a Starbucks cup for his 27 NEVER MISSED A DAY OFF WORK years of service goes to show that these major companies do not care ?.
¡ª Razzle Dazzle??? (@smiletinaa_) June 21, 2022
Who can doubt that corporations do not appreciate their long term employees?
¡ª Steve Salop (@stevesalop) June 27, 2022
¡°Burger King Gives a 27-year employee a goodie bag thank-you; the internet thanks him with $160K
Kevin Ford, who marked 27 years as a cook and cashier¡±
Shameful for @BurgerKing at their failure to acknowledge the dedication of their staff. The power of people has come through, deservedly so, well done Kevin Ford for being an exceptional human being.
¡ª _Off_Piste_ (@OffPiste11) June 27, 2022
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