Imagine if the only thing limiting your dreams was a livable income

For sure, and all because the US has zero federally required sick days and that energy is directed at the little guy, especially immigrants. He was probably scared to call in sick and/or too poor to be able to miss the pay for the lost hours.

He’s wearing a mask in June ‘22, maybe he’s just careful.

Shhh - that sounds like a commie conspiracy to me - McCarthy might hear you.

At 25 years you get a new yacht for your boss.

I once worked at a place that had a fun “birthday wheel”

You got to spin it on your birthday and get a prize.

After 7 years of working 60 hour weeks I got a $5 Pete’s gift card. The same day a marketing intern won a Vespa.

It was an important lesson about how hard work does not pay

Shortly after my company was acquired I got notified of my 20 year anniversary. They kept our original hire dates from old company.

They let you pick stuff from a catalog. I got a shop vac and a "pearl" necklace. 5 years later, they added a visa gift card option. Always take the gift card.

Reminds me of the TV show severance, work a few more years and maybe you will get the music and dance experience soon

I got a George Foreman Grill for 5 years. It was actually quite useful.

Or the entire story is fabricated, including the DS donation?

I found a facebook reel of him moving into his house. How much time did you spend looking? Do you need any help with search engines?

That you should become a carpenter, befriend a smith and then build a guillotine together :)

I see 2 morals to the story. Firstly, don't work at BK for 27 years because they don't give a shit about you, and you could probably make a better living at many other jobs in that time. Secondly, that rage-bait gathers attention on the internet and can possibly lead to riches if you promote your story of injustice to the public and solicit donations.

It means he showed up and cooked food even while sick, putting the rest of us at risk. But I can't blame him because the other option is probably poverty.

Never missed a day/shift, probably no sick days. Never seen it celebrated at a job, just in elementary school

It means he has no life other than work.

Think about how many times, legitimate and illegitimate, times you’ve missed work in year. Now 5 years. This guy didn’t miss scheduled work in 27 years. It’s actually insane.

you sir have the perfect attitude to run daddy’s buisness!

You gotta admit, that kind of attendance is pretty unheard of. Everyone would have taken at least a few days of in a typical year.

Tbh there are times when he probably SHOULD have taken time off. It's certainly an achievement, but he probably sacrificed his health and that of those around him to get there.

Is this the reason you parents gave you for not having a birthday party? I mean you just existed for another year, like everyone else, no achievement whatsoever

I chewed on your comment for a while before writing this, but I think I (also controversially) agree with you. The employer-employee system is cold and uncaring, as per its design. No employee should expect some sort of 'special recognition' from their employer, and no employer should expect to receive more labor than they pay for. I think a lot of the replies you are getting are geared more towards how people think things OUGHT to be, i.e. an infusion of humanity and caring/emotion into a cold, mechanical socioeconomic system that treats people as cogs. I imagine you and I are approaching this from different perspectives, but at the end of the day your employer is NOT your friend. They do NOT have your best interest. An employee should NOT go above and beyond, unless compensated fairly for doing so. [Disclaimer: I am (probably clearly) one of those lefties that does not support the current socioeconomic system and I think things OUGHT to be different, but they arent.]

I get what you're saying, and it's pretty much how I view my job. It's not a healthy view though.

Man, reading your comments is wild. I hope you find a heart sometime, it would do you good.

I'm sorry but there's absolutely no chance you typed that out "out of curiosity" or any other acceptable reason.

You typed all of that out to be an asshole, and to answer your real question, yes, you are an asshole.

You realize that almost every employee calls in sick a few times a year. Even the most dedicated employees.

Ahh, I think what your missing is something called perspective.

If you're in a good relationship with a partner then as the years pass you find yourself appreciating them more and more.

If you're a hardworking business owner or manager that's actually there doing the work alongside the employee, you gain the appreciation that even though their task may be different, they are just as dedicated and as hard working as you are (while also receiving less income).

If you're absent or detached from the process, of course you're only looking at the contractual obligations and if they're "holding up their end" of the deal. It takes time and emotions, hard sweat and tears. Not something you're just suppose to "get". It comes after those nights where equipment eventually breaks, A/C goes out, Rush times are beyond your capacity or anything your facility could handle, customers are literally in your face screaming at you. It builds a bond in hell that a contract could never really spell out properly.

If you don't feel anything after that especially with a romantic partner, you might want to explore the idea that maybe you're missing out on a part of life that wasn't emotionally developed in you and there are steps to rectify and address the situation.

Good employees should be recognised by employers to boost morale and encourage other. Keeping good employees who know the place and all the history is good for business. That's what's in it for the employee. Other than just being nice to someone who's been in your life for so long.

I agree that attendance isn't necessarily good and shouldn't be rewarded. He likely came in sick and employees without a healthy work/leisure balance are less productive so it's not a good example to set either.