Pizzeria owner gives employees $100 each and the day off to spend at an arcade

September 7, 2021

Social media users are celebrating a brick oven pizza restaurant in California for treating its workers to a fun day out at an entertainment center.

Employees’ day out: Burattino Pizza, known for its wild boar toppings and friendly staff, recently shared a video on Instagram showing its employees spending time at a Dave & Buster’s.

“Sorry we were closed today!” the video’s caption read. “But we wanted to show our staff some love ❤️ See you tomorrow at 11 a.m.”
The clip, posted last week, shows chef/co-owner Lee Kim talking to his workers about the treat.
The video then shows each employee being given $100 to celebrate the milestone of the restaurant’s Instagram account reaching 100,000 followers.
The scene is followed by a montage of Kim and some workers enjoying food and playing games at the arcade.

Sweet gesture: Burattino Pizza’s feel-good post has been viewed over 34,000 times on Instagram, with many commenters praising the gesture.

According to one user, the gesture was a “great way to treat” the employees.
“This makes me so happy 😁 employees are the most important part of a business,” another user wrote.
“That is a real boss 🙏🤙🤙and an amazing team work !!! 👏👏👏,” another commented.
“I love how you treat your employees like family🔥,” said a commenter.

First-time entrepreneur: Kim, a Korean immigrant who previously fought on the Uzbekistan International Taekwondo team, arrived in the U.S. in 2013 to pursue a career in mixed martial arts, reported BizJournals. He eventually ended up running a successful pizza joint instead.

Before becoming the co-owner of Burattino Pizza, Kim was the establishment’s manager for over three years, an interview with Flavorful World revealed in 2017.
He admitted that, at the time, he did not fully grasp “the difference between people working with you vs people working for you” as he had never owned a business before.
When he took on the role, he was suddenly thrust into taking responsibility “for everyone else’s wellbeing, both financial and emotional.”
He now understands the “difference between being a manager and being a boss,” which he considers valuable knowledge that he would relay to his younger self.

Featured Image via Burattino Pizza

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