Kind of as an inspirational:
The special needs gent at the company i work at has been on the job for over 20 years. I think some of it had to do with the original owner of the company. He was a real deal capitalist and true conservative. Maybe not the most likeable guy, but a very fairminded man. He gave everybody a chance. Those with special needs, immigrants that struggled with the language,LGBT, difficult personalities .... you name it.
His attitude was that nobody gets fired from MY company. Maybe he was just that good. As a business manager ... he could work with just about any human resource that was available to do the job.
After 40 + years in business the owner and founder decided to retire. He sold the company out to his employees about five years ago. Admittedly ... it's a little bit like leaving the crazy people to run the asylum but the company does function. There are no guarantees in business, but the employees stand to do quite well if this works out.
This is where it gets interesting:
See ... the gent with special needs bought in with 40 other employees when the original owner sold out. Now ... this man just doesn't have the ability to comprehend how a business works. He even had to have a court appointed conservator to help him with paying his utility bills every month. He's limited in that way ... but none of that really matters.
His share is just as good as anybody else's.
" Think Forrest Gump and his shares in apple computer."
If it all works out ... his share could be worth 1/4 million dollars by the time he hits retirement age. A nice little nest egg for his golden years.
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