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Bill Ackman on retaining talent: millions in stock, summers in Hamptons
Bill Ackman on retaining talent: millions in stock, summers in Hamptons
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman says his secret to keeping top talent is giving employees millions of dollars in company stock and two flexible summer months in the Hamptons. Pershing Square,…
The Story in Brief
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman says his secret to keeping top talent is giving employees millions of dollars in company stock and two flexible summer months in the Hamptons. Pershing Square, which manages about $35 billion, has just 48 staff but has not had a single 'undesired departure', Ackman told Fortune.
Employees work from the office five days a week for 10 months, but the investment team relocates to the Hamptons in July and August. Ackman also provides healthy food, gym access and comprehensive healthcare. The 60-year-old investor sees artificial intelligence as the next big competitive advantage for businesses and workers.
The Indian Opinion
The inevitable framing around billionaire Bill Ackman's staff perks misses the real story. Headlines will scream 'free summers in the Hamptons' while ignoring that Pershing Square reports zero undesired departures among 48 employees. That is no accident. Indian readers know the tired debate: lavishing perks on the few versus raising wages for the many. But Ackman's model offers a concrete test: can generous stock ownership, not just salaries, actually end the job-hopping plague? The answer will show whether Wall Street's secret is generosity or merely a tax-advantaged payment system.
Source: livemint.com
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