There Are Still Some Decent Employers Left

This story is lovely:

Dave Tiderman wondered if the decimal point was in the wrong place when he opened his $35,000 company bonus. Jose Rojas saw his $10,000 check and thought, "That can't be right."

Valentin Dima watched co-workers breaking down in tears over their bonus checks and didn't trust his emotions. He drove home first, then opened his envelope: $33,000.

Year-end bonuses are rare these days. Rarer still is what the Spungen family, owners of a ball bearings company in Waukegan, Ill., about 40 miles north of Chicago, did as they sold the business.

They gave out whopping thank-you bonuses.

A total of $6.6 million is being shared by just 230 employees of Waukegan-based Peer Bearing Co., with facilities in England and the United States. Amounts varied and were based on years of service.

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Comments

[bill]

Some, yes. Even many, possibly. I wonder sometimes how the relationship between corporate size and corporate 'humanity' would track. My guess is, inversely. If you can't see the people you're affecting, they're just names in a ledger.

[Faryal Humayun]

There are "good" employers but hard to find. this is specially true for most work at home jobs that are being offered. Which region you are looking in to also makes a difference. A very promising place these days is the Middle East and Gulf. Find a job in Dubai and you have high chances of getting a good job and benefits.