Regarding the Wal-Mart discussion:
In my perfect world, Wal-Mart would have been including company stock as a part of compensation for all their store employees.
Publix employees “own” those nice, clean stores with the helpful employees. (Publix stock is not publicly traded.)
Procter and Gamble, I think from its beginning, included stock in employee compensation. PG has a long history of paying, and increasing, dividends. (I assume other big companies have employee stock plans as a part of their business plan.)
I think stock-owning employees are good for a company. The potential for ROI is not only monetary but can have positive educational and psychological components for individuals who work there — at every level. Employee loyalty and commitment is a constant influence on ROI.
But Wal-Mart did not ask me how to run their company.
In my perfect world, McDonalds would include stock for all employees, too.
For those who think this would be a give-away, I hope you will stop and think this through. A share here and a share there, over time, would/could be an all-around investment and really good for business.
(Retail and restaurants, in general, are not known for investing in their frontline employees to cultivate employee loyalty.)
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