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[Malyse]

If you get fired, you can have it your way at Burger King ― for free.

That’s the premise of the fast food company’s new, somewhat humiliating “Whopper Severance” package. Burger King will give away 2,500 free Whoppers until Sept. 1 and also offer the first 100 entrants a 30-minute session with online career website The Muse.

“We are always looking for ideas which showcase the fact that we flame-grill our Whopper sandwich,” head of marketing Fernando Machado said in a statement to Delish. “This is an idea that basically showcases the love people have for the Whopper sandwich. We know getting fired sucks, but getting a free Whopper doesn’t.”

According to the terms of the deal, you must publicly announce you’ve been fired on LinkedIn and use #WhopperSeverance when telling your story. There’s a pre-written statement available on the site that will automatically post to your LinkedIn account.

Once you check the box, it’ll lead you to a screen like you see below, and ask you to share LinkedIn information:

After clicking to allow the company access to some of your personal data, a screen reading “thanks for confessing” announces that you’ll get a personalized link to your LinkedIn that will give you access to your Whopper Severance and your #WhopperSeverance message will appear on your LinkedIn like so (with your firing story attached, if you so desire). The last step takes you to yet another page, where you must give Burger King an address to claim your package and free sandwich certificate, hen you’ll get a letter that resembles something like this, with a voucher:

All in all, the process only takes about seven minutes to complete.

If you’re looking to get a free sandwich, this doesn’t seem like it’s too hard to qualify. But it does seem like a rough way to announce you got fired to your LinkedIn connections.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...way-free-whoppers_us_59a6c3abe4b00795c2a30481

 

[Staccat0]

Wat?

Spoiler

A burger?

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Actually worse than clucking like a chicken to get a free chicken sandwich

 

[Fat4all]

So it's a promo with LinkedIn?

 

[k91191]

BRB, getting fired for a free Whopper

 

[Gattsu25]

So basically they want to tap into linkedin's massive data set for free

 

[BocoDragon]

I feel like this is something that someone will be apologizing for later.

 

[Jag]

Another reason to have a fake Linkedin account.

 

[Trojita]

This is an idea someone like Jerry from Rick & Morty would come up with as a marketing campaign.

 

[Volimar]

2500 seems kind of low.


Is that chicken dance website still around?

 

[ZealousD]

So basically they want to tap into linkedin's massive data set for free

Well, whatever it costs to make all the Whoppers they are giving away. Not free.

But yes otherwise.

 

[Rvaan]

So will this work for former BK employes?

 

[Plum]

I get vouchers for free Whoppers on the back of bloody bus tickets. No way would I give BK all the hypothetical info I'd have on a hypothetical LinkedIn account for one.

 

[UnObtainium17]

"I joined a Klan rally on a Friday night."

 

[OnPoint]

So publicly air your dirty laundry then get sick later?

Sure, sign me up.

 

[Dynomutt]

Social Media, The Internet, Humanity, and The Big Bang were all a mistake.

 

[jasminlovesyoux]

This is an idea someone like Jerry from Rick & Morty would come up with as a marketing campaign.

lmao

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Social Media, The Internet, Humanity, and The Big Bang were all a mistake.

And yet you are here.

 

[Waddle Dee]

I'll be back guys!

Just gotta take a shit on my boss's desk!

 

[cress2000]

yo dawg we heard you got fired so we got you a flame-broiled burger so you can taste the fire while fired

 

[toxicgonzo]

>Be self-employed

>Fire yourself


What now, BK?

 

[L Thammy]

"I got caught being a Neo-Nazi on Twitter."

*free whopper!*

 

[Forerunner]

Only if it's an Angry Whopper.

 

[Dabanton]

Hilarious but utterly pathetic.

 

[Dynomutt]

And yet you are here.

Unfortunately. Maybe Planet X will bring a swift ending.

 

[Monocle]

Oh yeah, demean me, Burger King! Humiliate me daddy!

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Too much work and waiting to make a fake account for a whopper.

 

[Stabby McSter]

fuck i'm actively searching for jobs on linkedin

i just want that sweet dumbass letter they give you

 

[yanipheonu]

(ಠ_&#3232 wut

Not sure if out of touch corporate, or just screwing with people.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

This is very weird thing for BK to do.

Unfortunately. Maybe Planet X will bring a swift ending.

I hope you're kidding here.

 

[WaterAstro]

Someone give a whopper to Gorka.

 

[LegendofLex]

They should fire their marketing guy and have him be the first participant in the campaign.

 

[Dynomutt]

This is very weird thing for BK to do.

I hope you're kidding here.

Agreed and yes being completely hyperbolic.

 

[SwiftDeath]

It was mutual

 

[Damaniel]

2500 seems kind of low.

A promotion that requires *publicly* posting to a job-related website (and to thousands of potential employers) that you did something worthy of getting you fired? 2500 seems kind of high.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Agreed and yes being completely hyperbolic.

Thank you for clarifying for me.

 

[lenovox1]

A promotion that requires *publicly* posting to a job-related website (and to thousands of potential employers) that you did something worthy of getting you fired? 2500 seems kind of high.

There will be more fake LinkedIn account and more fake stories than anything.

 

[BannedEpisode]

Great another way to make LinkedIn even more like facebook.

 

[New002]

I feel like this is something that someone will be apologizing for later.

Fernando Machado about to get a free whopper?

 

[Eusis]

On the same day we get this topic: "The Simpsons composer Alf Clausen fired after 27 years"

Is this some weird cross-promotion thing?

 

[Elegant Weapon]

One time I was fired from a job I just started, Papa John's, because Kendrick Lamar had a free concert going on downtown to celebrate Bron coming back to the Cavs

I don't regret it

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

This is like some Idiocracy shit lol

 

[McLovin]

I kind of hate my night shift pt job at ups. It's my second job and I'm only doing it for the benefits. But I'm really fucking up my body... I'de do it for a baconator not a freakin whopper.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

This is an idea someone like Jerry from Rick & Morty would come up with as a marketing campaign.

Hungry For Apples was much better than this.

 

[Foffy]

That's one gross fuckin' way to hide the whole "we want big data" motive...

 

[sturgboski]

God I hope they broadcast all the economically anxious folks upset over the loss of their statues to foreign traitors who partake.

 

[Sabercrusader]

So what if you got fired from Burger King?

 

[sturgboski]

So what if you got fired from Burger King?

We can ask the Marketing Department that question soon enough.

 

[adj_noun]

"You people are pigs! I personally am going to spit in every 50th burger!"

 

[Instro]

I'm sure this won't backfire.