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title: "QSR Magazine: Fired Recently? Burger King Will Give You a Free Whopper"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/71f14381-3ecc-4ae4-b351-87b78ec50736
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-fired-recently-burger-king-will-give-you-a-free-whopper-2703916
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2017-08-29T16:11:07.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:32:04.389Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/80ac16e369b27467b7fc0878f283a2b85358.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Fired Recently? Burger King Will Give You a Free Whopper

**TL;DR:** Burger King is offering a free Whopper to individuals who publicly announce their firing on LinkedIn as part of its 'Whopper Severance' promotion. The promotion is open to the first 2,500 people who post about their firing on LinkedIn from Tuesday to Friday.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-08-29. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-fired-recently-burger-king-will-give-you-a-free-whopper-2703916).*

## Story

Burger King is hoping to make getting fired a little better for those who publicly announce it. According to a recent QSR Magazine article, the brand unveiled its ‘Whopper Severance” promotion for one of life’s difficult moments.

Those who take to LinkedIn and post “I got fired. I want a free Whopper. #WhopperSeverance,” will receive a link and a chance to enter to win the package. Only the first 2,500 people to post from Tuesday to Friday will receive the Whopper Severance letter and Burger King gift card. A lucky 100 people will also receive a one-on-one session with The Muse, and online career resource center.

“It has been said, that when one door closes another one opens—in this case, a door for a delicious flame grilled Whopper sandwich,” said Burger King in a statement.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- Burger King (company)
- LinkedIn (company)
- social media promotion (topic)
- fast food marketing (topic)
- career resources (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-fired-recently-burger-king-will-give-you-a-free-whopper-2703916). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/71f14381-3ecc-4ae4-b351-87b78ec50736).