Marcus Lemonis, a self-made billionaire who stars in his own CNBC programme called The Profit, often risks his own money to save struggling small companies.
Lemonis is well-aware of the fact that a company’s bottom line benefits when its people feel valued and respected in the workplace.
When compared to other industrialised nations, the United States ranks dead last in terms of paid maternity leave, as reported by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Also, according to Forbes, depressive symptoms are more common among women who take less than eight weeks of paid maternity leave.
In 2015, Lemonis spoke with a pregnant lady who was trying to make ends meet before taking maternity leave.
Store manager of Key West’s Key Lime Pie Company is Tami Forbes. Tami gets paid barely $300 each week despite being responsible for everything from stock to advertising.
She was expecting her third kid at the time, and she already had twins at home, both of whom were 8 years old. The pregnant mother worked nine hour shifts tending bar to make ends meet.
I need your assistance before you depart. In the video below, Lemonis says Tami, “I gotta get some stuff done and you gonna be our leader here.
” I wanted to offer you some money so that you could rest easy. The six months’ salary that Lemonis promises Tami is more than enough to make her cry.
Knowing that I will be able to return to a stable income upon my return means the world to me… She reveals, “I’ve never had that.”
But there’s more in store than that… More companies should reward their dedicated workers this way. Please DISCUSS this moving scene with your Facebook friends if you agree.