BILLIONAIRE OIL TYCOON GIVES ALL HIS STAFF CHRISTMAS BONUS OF $100,000 EACH

 
When you work for some people, they make sure they appreciate the value you added to their success, no matter small or big your role was. The owner of this company is one of such few people.


Hilcorp, a private oil and natural gas exploration and production company based in Texas, is in the news for its unprecedented generosity towards staff. To celebrate a good year, CEO Jeff Hildebrand gave the entire company staff huge bonuses – $100,000 to each of the 1,381 workers!

“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, are 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 and our president Greg Lalicker, they are such amazing motivators,” she 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 should 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.”