It was the middle of the night, and the shift seemed like it would never end.
At a Burger King in Queens, New York, employees decided to stay open all night to serve the hundreds of fans leaving the 50 Cent concert hungry and eager to keep the party going. No one asked them to. They simply did it.
The rapper learned about the effort and did not stay silent: he handed out more than $5,000 among the team as thanks for their sacrifice. A simple, direct gesture, with no cameras around looking for applause, that ended up showing that recognizing the work of those who serve you at 3 in the morning can also be part of the show.