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The Good Employer
A business man, who had a thousand workers in his employ, was once
asked by a preacher, "How are you getting on with your men?" "Oh," he
said, "I have no trouble." And that was at a time when there was great
trouble in the labor market. "But haven't you had any strikes?" "Oh,
no," he said, "I never had any trouble." "What plan do you pursue?"
"All my men," he said, "know every year how matters stand. Every little
while I call them together and say, 'Now, boys, last year I made so much
-- this year I made less; so you see I can't pay you as much as I did
last year. Now, I want to know what you think I ought to have as a
percentage out of this establishment, and what wages I ought to give
you. You know I put all my energy into this business, risked everything
and put all my fortune into it. What do you really think I ought to
have and you ought to have?' By the time we come out of that
consultation, we are unanimous; there has never been an exception. When
we prosper, we all prosper together; when we suffer, we all suffer
together; my men and I share all our problems together."
from "2000+ Bible Illustrations," Discernment.
"2000+ Bible Illustrations" is public domain.
God Bless.
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