BREAKING NEWS – Las Vegas, Nevada – A Burger King employee received almost half a million dollars through GoFundMe in response to a video of him commemorating 27 years without missing a day of work, a feat that many felt his company did not appropriately celebrate.
Kevin Ford, who works as a cashier and cook inside the Burger King location at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, went viral last year after he posted a video on TikTok celebrating the milestone of 27 years of work without calling in sick or missing time.
In the video, Ford is holding a plastic bag of gifts from his employer that included a movie ticket, candy, pens, keychains, a Starbucks cup and other items.
The CEO of Burger King Joshua Kobza, commented on Ford’s windfall. “I feel like my company deserves at least 50% of the money raised through GoFundMe, because if it weren’t for our cheap gifts, no one would’ve donated to him a penny.”