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Meet The Real Santa: Oil Tycoon Gives $100,000 Christmas
Bonus To Each Of His 1,400 Employees
Hilcorp, a private oil and natural gas exploration and production
company based in Texas, is in the news for its unprecedented
CEO Jeff Hildebrand gave the entire company staff huge
bonuses – $100,000 to each of the 1,381 workers! It seems Santa
is real after all.
“It’s just a true gift,” said receptionist Amanda Thompson,
who has worked at Hilcorp for the past 10 years. “And I think
myself, as long as everyone else is not going to give any less
than one hundred percent each day.” With this kind of rewards,
it’s really no wonder that the company was included in the FORTUNE
list of 100 Best Companies to Work For, for the third year in a row.
“Mr. Jeff Hildebrand, and our president Greg Lalicker, they are such
amazing motivators,” Thompson added.
“Somedays I just kind of look down the hall and say I can’t believe
these are my bosses and they’re the best.” She explained that
Hildebrand and Lalicker had promised their employees a sizable
bonus if Hilcorp’s size could be doubled in five years, and they kept
that promise once that goal was reached. “We were all able to celebrate
and enjoy that life changing day together,” she said.
“We cried with happiness for each other, and hugged.
Surreal.
It was a surreal day it was a dream come true.
It was likely a day that many people won’t experience
in their lifetime and we did it all together.”
Source: Oddity Central. |