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dlk

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24. One founder who understands that

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 11:36 AM

10 hrs ago

Without the workers, there would not have been a company to sell for $1.7 billion.

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He sold his company for $1.7 billion -- then handed $240 million to the 540 workers who stuck with him [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday OP

Good man. Melon Yesterday #1

Sometimes UpInArms Yesterday #2

That still leaves him with over a billion. Roll out the guillotine. TheProle Yesterday #3

Can't be perfect dave99 Yesterday #4

Exactly/ The guillotine? Really? A little perspective here, please. FadedMullet 23 hrs ago #14

That depends on what his after-tax net take was. DFW 20 hrs ago #20

Disappointed seeing a comment like this bif 13 hrs ago #22

Here is a post in another thread saying all billionaires should share the same fate as the CEO murdered by Mangione MichMan 8 hrs ago #27

You forgot the sarcasm thingee ... aggiesal 11 hrs ago #23

Yep it's a shame. TheProle 9 hrs ago #26

wonderful!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #5

They WERE investors dickthegrouch Yesterday #6

Exactly right and seldom acknowledged. FadedMullet 23 hrs ago #15

That is what a real class act looks like. flashman13 Yesterday #7

Capitalism with a conscience ! Emile Yesterday #8

Controlled capitalism coupled with morality and good sense. paleotn Yesterday #12

Love this story. highplainsdem Yesterday #9

I wish all employers appreciated their workers Figarosmom Yesterday #10

Not to mention they probably wouldn't have their business at all... pat_k 9 hrs ago #25

He understood that the company wouldn't have ever been worth 1.7 billion.... paleotn Yesterday #11

Some rich people say . . . no amount of cash will fill the holes in my soul! Aussie105 Yesterday #13

Ding this AllaN01Bear 23 hrs ago #16

Billionaires are you paying attention? Graham Walker proves you don't have to be a greedy asshole. Fil1957 23 hrs ago #17

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius 22 hrs ago #18

In the 90s I worked for a company that did something similar Orrex 22 hrs ago #19

Somethings never change. WinstonSmith4740 7 hrs ago #29

I have been wondering about what would happen if my company got sold DFW 19 hrs ago #21

One founder who understands that dlk 10 hrs ago #24

Would suck to be someone who quit last year MichMan 8 hrs ago #28

This Billionaire Is A Rara Avis, Sad To Say. ColoringFool 6 hrs ago #30

Someone Louisiana can point to with pride, BattleRow 3 hrs ago #31

Stunningly he's a Republican WarGamer 2 hrs ago #32