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[beanside]

Happy holidays to those who celebrate, and Happy Chinese food day to those who don't!

In the spirit of the holidays, I bring this story off CNN, proving that one company apparently knows how to treat its workers.

*sniff* I need to go buy some cookies.

Comments

[eponin10.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's so cool!

[meredevachon]

That was an awesome story! Definitely going to have to think about voting with my wallet & supporting Lance (although probably not this week as we're on cookie overload just from what I've fixed, and I know Mom & sis have done more)

[azewewish.livejournal.com]

Best story ever. And now I really want cookies from Lance.

[monica-catch22.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas, T -smishes you- And a glorious yuletide to your loved ones.

[1orelei.livejournal.com]

Shoot! I'm baking cookies today! But I'm sure a trip to Target will be in order eventually, so I can find these Lance cookies. (Although hopefully soon I'll be able to search out the Archway ones!)

[dine.livejournal.com]

what an awesome and inspiring story! thanks for sharing it; once I can get out of my house, I'll try to hit Target for some cookies

[ixchel55.livejournal.com]

That story is fantastic and truly heart warming. Thanks.

Bright Blessings for this Yule!

[screwthedaisies.livejournal.com]

That's so awesome. Good on Lance.

[fufaraw]

May your days be warm and bright, too.

And Archway always did make good cookies. I suppose I could buy some to give away, even though I can't eat them.

[katzb101.livejournal.com]

Thank for you for the that link *wibbles*

Hope your day is being good to you.

[realpestilence.livejournal.com]

I did actually have Chinese food for lunch that day, how did you know? :)


This is the kind of story that brings out my working-class rants. I've worked for a company that did that before-lied to the employes and promised things, and then laid everybody off. If they'd just been honest and given us a timeline, we could have planned so much better; but all they were worried about was making as much profit as they could before they closed the doors...and if everyone had started quitting, after finding new jobs, then they'd have been out some money.

The new company here just won the loyalty of all those workers, and probably much of the town-because in a place that small, this will impact *everybody*, to some degree.

It's nice to see that *some* businesses can figure out the stunningly simple fact that if you treat your people well, they'll work harder, be more punctual and less inclined to call out, have greater initiative, and therefore the company benefits more. I *would* say an intangible benefit is being able to look yourself in the mirrored eye every day, but I don't think that's a problem for far too many execs.

Ok, lemme zip it now. :)