My dad owns a small business with 3 stores. During the pandemic, he had to shut down 1 store due to labor shortages and one of his employees deciding it was time to retire as he was old. It really sucked for him and the PPP loan was a great help.
Now, his business is doing well again and he gave all his employees a bonus. Most of his employees have been with him for 10-20 years. Most of them stuck with him through the bad times and he sees it as his duty to reward them when the business is going through good times.
I overheard him telling this to my mom and asked him about it. And he was like you “need to reward employees when they’re doing good because 1) they deserve it 2) they appreciate it. If they see no benefit from the good times then why should they care if the business does good or bad?”
Felt proud of him to hear that so wanted to share!