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Burger King employees in Arizona were thrilled when they found out their boss won the company’s annual “Franchisee of the Year” award. Thanks to a combination of highly-rated customer service reviews and corporate inspections, Barnett Management received the award for their handling of 24 total fast food locations throughout the state. According to Phoenix’s 3TV, Tom Barnett was awarded a new Corvette and a Rolex watch for this achievement.
“We joked with him, asking if we could take it for a drive,” Eric Tejeda, a 15-year employee, told 3TV. He worked his way up from cook to a supervisor of several restaurants.
His boss went a step further. Barnett and the other franchise owners sold the car and watch, added more of their own money to the pot, and divided it up among their employees.
More than 100 Burger King employees received bonuses, which ranged from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.
In all, they gave out $120,000 to the staff.
Franchise co-owner Shelley Krispin further explained their decision to pay out these bonuses:
“The award needed to go to the people who got us here. It was the right thing to do,” franchise co-owner Shelley Krispin told 3TV. “We’re all better when we have people who work for us long term.”
Your move, McDonalds.
(Source: Phoenix’s 3TV)