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Posted on 12/25/2025 8:43:43 AM PST by Fury
In March, Lesia Key was summoned to meet her boss, Graham Walker, near the factory where they worked.
At an outside table, Walker thanked Key for her 29 years of service. Then, a colleague handed her a sealed, blue-and-white envelope. She opened it and broke down crying, as Walker struggled to compose himself.
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Kudos to Graham Walker and his family and to all the employees!
note to self
Life changing. Hope he suggested they get financial guidance.
What’s the rest of the story, it’s behind a pay wall.
Omg .....
They are better off getting it over five years. Less taxes.
HA! I have a true story about this! Worked for my last boss for 30 years, had been in management for 10. The owner decided to sell out and brought all the managers, 8 of us, up to his office to tell us. Said that there would be plenty of money and none of us would ever have to work again unless we wanted to, and indicated that 1M to 1.5M each would be coming our way. Asked that we cooperate fully with the buyer, which we did. Fast forward 6 months to where we all get called up in the office think we were passing out checks and having an office party. Owner comes in and tells us it has been nice working with us and that he has paid us well over the years and his bank account is now over 100M, and that he has to leave now but our checks will be cut at the end of the week. In the end, about half of his 100 or so employees received $100 for each year of service, the others, and all of the manager support staff received...nothing. Managers received a “bonus” check for a years pay, but as a bonus check Uncle Sam took a third out. Turns out all the promises were just really to assure that people didn’t jump ship or somehow get flies in the sale ointment. The new owner, being our biggest competitor, didn’t like us much, now 14 years later, only 1 or 2 of the original companies employees still work for them. I guess if we had got the promises in writing and signed it would have turned out different. I also suspect that this is a fairly common occurrence in the world of business finance. I did contact the owners families church about it, and was told that they were satisfied that the owner was doing right by his employees and if I contact them about it again they would seek legal action. So I guess the owner of our business was the antithesis of this fellow in the article...
Wow. Calling the owner’s family’s church?
Seems like that wasn’t ever gonna vibe, D=.
Really bad for a professing christian.
contact the owners families church about it, . . . if I contact them about it again they would seek legal action.
I know, I hate paywalls.
What kind of factory is it?
Private, family businesses were once the foundation of the American economy. They spread wealth, builds long-term community bonds, and strengthens families.
Business decisions are multi-generational, long-term and not transactional. They build the country by creating industries and technology that are highly specialized.
Such businesses should be actively promoted by government, over the interests of large corporations and Wall Street trading in printed, fiat money and debt.
No it is not a common business practice (businesses use stay bonuses to keep key people working thru a sale or closure) & why contact the church ... Just moving on with your life is the best thing to do.
That's disgusting behavior.
I still have faith in private, family businesses. A friend owns a specialty auto-truck medication and parts business. He has done extremely well for himself. But he takes care of his employees like a family. All the top management have been with him for 30 years or longer.
Just a few months ago, his top sales manager's wife had cancer. He told the man to take 6 months off to take care of her, and also paid for travel and treatment at a specialized cancer center in another state, which their insurance plan did not cover.
He also pays tuition for any of the employees' kids who are learning a specialized trade.
he'll regularly buy 50 tickets to the local NFL team and invite employees and family.
He's always doing something for his employees, who he knows are the source of his own wealth
While your advice is probably very sound I would guess contacting the church would have to do with accountability (Matt 18) and nothing wrong with that. Surprised at the church reaction though. Legal action for what? There would be no cause for action on their part.
Amen
Graham Walker is the CEO of Fibrebond, a Louisiana manufacturer that builds modular electrical and telecom structures. When he sold the family business to Eaton, he reportedly ensured employees got a major bonus. The company is private, so the exact terms aren’t public.
Fibrebond manufactures complex electrical modules used in the data center, industrial, and utility sectors. The company utilizes intelligent design and automation to transform and simplify construction into an efficient manufactured form. The company has operated in Louisiana since 1982.
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