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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 generosity towards employees. To celebrate an excellent year, 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.

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the guy made closed to $5.9 billions (and triple his wealth in the same process) thanks to the hard work of his employees, so sparing $100Millions out of it to thank them is appropriate.

MRBrownJ:
the guy made closed to $5.9 billions (and triple his wealth in the same process) thanks to the hard work of his employees, so sparing $100Millions out of it to thank them is appropriate.

Even with that, his generosity is massive. Not all bosses will go all out and give such huge amounts to their employees after recording a huge profit margin.

The average Nigerian boss will never do this

That's very generous but it doesn't affect the poor Nigerians even praying for a bucket of rice this season.

Remarkable.

you hardly come across people like this.

workers motivation and a reward system is vital to organisational success

This is what a lot of employers don't know.

ayam cashin cold

This Is The Kinda Person I Will Like To Call My Role Model. .He Surely Have A Large Heart Filled With Love.

Oh my God....

I love philanthropist as boss. As they are succeeding, they also carry along their subordinates. Unlike my former employer, that man no go happy if him see meat for your food because he is so greedy that he cannot even by food to his own mouth.

Ok, our own oil tycoon are waiting to collect subsidy from PMB

I knew he cannot be a Nigerian

=100,000*274 =27,400,000Naira. They shud beta ask for the source. Before u hear say na#DasukiGate flow reach there. #Justkidding. But that is awesome!

Do we have an employer like this in Nigeria? All what Nigeria employers do is to exploit you and even salary delay has become the order of the day with no care about the welfare of the employee. Anyway, I believe things are gonna get better for good soon since baba is the one stirring this country. I pray for good health for the president. It's an era of change.

that can never happen in a black man company especially in naija

This a nice gesture and a good precedent.

Please employ me

wooo my uncle don make am

I beg where is his company located ooooo

Lemme go and apply maybe next year I 'll be part of his staff

Nigerian bosses will rather even steal from u.Estacode of $100,they will still cut from it.

That's over N20m each. Baba God pick up o

This is damn good

Wow... #serendipity day

no be my boss o..she no even wan give us our December salary on time not to talk of bonus..anyways I made up my mind I was working for a witch

Wao! with that kain money ....I will work 7 days a week and pledge my future to the company, develop myself career-wise sad not in this Naija ....who wan give u $5000 sef as bonus

Mouth watering

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spotlessderby:
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Daslim180:
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Seanixking:
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Funjosh:
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damton:
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see them ooooo, dem no dey give $100,000 for spacebooking,