Burger King offering free food to the recently fired

Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Fast food chain Burger King is offering some consolation to the out-of-work by offering "Whopper Severance" free burgers to the recently fired.

"Getting fired might not be fun, but at Burger King restaurants getting fired like the flame-grilled Whopper sandwich is always a good thing," the chain said in a release.

Burger King said customers who "own [their] fire" by updating their LinkedIn profiles to "publicly confess to getting canned" can register to receive a Whopper Severance package in the mail, which includes a letter and a gift card for free Burger King food.

Interested and jobless candidates must post a public message on LinkedIn reading: "I got fired. I want a free Whopper. #WhopperSeverance."

The promotion runs through Friday.