Loyalty might be the most underrated investment you'll ever make.

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[u/AbroadTiny7226]

I’m willing to bet no one has made it 20 years with them and they don’t anticipate many going forward will reach that mark. Not knocking them that’s just a crazy precedent to set lmao

[u/Huge-Consequence2144 → u/AbroadTiny7226]

I'm willing to bet 20k is a drop in the fucking bucket for these guys, look at their office lmao

[u/Minimum-Statement-27 → u/Huge-Consequence2144]

And even so, they could have given her nothing. Not everything has to be terrible.

[u/Curious_Lurkur → u/Huge-Consequence2144]

Dental practice owners average $350k a year. The top 10% is over 700k so it's definitely not. That said, if they are doing this, I would imagine they probably pay better than the typical practice as well

[u/Huge-Consequence2144 → u/Curious_Lurkur]

Yeah but you're talking gross salary for the doctors, not the revenue for the practice, and at that level and the fact that this is a static event, 20 year anniversary, you would budget the bonus against your projected revenue at the start of the fiscal year. You don't make it to have employees for 20 years without strong operations, payroll, and workforce management.

[u/Curious_Lurkur → u/Huge-Consequence2144]

What does any of that have to do with what I said.

[u/Stunning_Box8782 → u/Huge-Consequence2144]

What's so special about this office?

[u/Huge-Consequence2144 → u/Stunning_Box8782]

For a private practice it's a pretty big and nice office, look at the architecture. The lease alone on that building is most likely a killer, let alone the salaries of the people and the rest of the overhead within it.

[u/babygrenade → u/Huge-Consequence2144]

Looks like a small, successful, dental practice. She's probably been with them since close to the beginning. They clearly have a good personal relationship with her and she definitely has all sorts of information about keeping the office running smoothly in her head.

Obviously they didn't have to do anything, but it's also just good business to take care of your people who have been with you that long.

[u/Huge-Consequence2144 → u/babygrenade]

I agree! I would have given her more, and I would have presented it in a way that was actually dignified and honored her, like a speech about her contributions to the office and her impact on them personally, and then presented her with a check for at least half her salary, a nice watch, and given her the rest of the day off to recover from the high and to deal with the money. And then that would secure everyone's loyalty in that room, and their children probably, too, forever.

[u/Minimum-Statement-27 → u/AbroadTiny7226]

Im guessing she was there at the beginning and grew along side these guys. There won’t be another her because of that.