Free electricity for everyone: Allgäu boss pays his employees' energy costs
Created: 2022-11-24 09:32
By: Christian Einfeldt
While the year 2022 was difficult for many companies, things went extremely well for Marc Wenz.
Now the head of the Allgäu outlets wants to pay for electricity for all employees.
Sonthofen/Immenstadt – This year's Christmas will be a very special one for his employees.
Marc Wenz, entrepreneur and managing director of the Allgäu and Alpsee outlets, touched his employees with a generous gesture in times of the energy crisis.
He promises no fewer than 70 employees that he will pay for their electricity bills.
Compared
to rtl.de
spoke
the entrepreneur believed that his two shops in the Allgäu had achieved a positive balance.
Now the 54-year-old boss wants to give something back.
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The retail sector has been hit hard by the restrained purchasing power.
The Sparkasse boss recently said in this regard that “demand had collapsed from one day to the next”.
With regard to Christmas, the retail trade also fears a massive drop in sales.
In view of the energy crisis and inflation, "2000 dealers in Bavaria are threatened with extinction".
However, according to reports from
focus.de
, things went extremely well for Marc Wenz and his outlet centers in the Allgäu.
More than that: Never before have those involved made such sales as in 2022. He is said to have brought the happy news to his employees at the Christmas party.
After all, the 54-year-old not only knew how to report on the positive results of his company.
At the same time, he offered his approximately 70 employees the prospect of paying all private electricity costs - the electricity bill for the entire year 2022. Outlet employee Margit Pöppel told the online portal
nordbayern.de
: "Our team supported us with full commitment and made it an in helped to achieve extraordinary sales and earnings records throughout the company's history."
Allgäu boss takes care of the bills: Employees of the "Alpsee" outlet center can look forward to a relaxing Christmas.
(Iconic image) © Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa
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Accordingly, the payment of around 50,000 euros (net) follows, which is intended to relieve employees in times of the energy crisis.
A thing that Wenz consciously makes a "task".
Even "in bad times" you want to be there for the employees, Pöppel continues.
Relief followed the news.
A boisterous celebration, in which, among other things, confetti cannons were used.
As Wenz told
rtl.de
, "everyone cheered, screamed, laughed".
"Some cried," the Bavarian boss continued.
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In short: they could not believe such a benevolent discharge.
Before they could realize it, the next glimmer of hope in times of crisis followed.
No overtime, no night-time work: The "Alpsee Outlet" will be closed for three weeks.
As
Focus Online
reports, the necessary inventory measures are to be carried out in peace at the end of the year.
The outlet center thus saves energy.
No escalators, no cash register systems, no bright lights.
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For the employees, it means a relaxed end to the crisis-ridden year 2022. Because there was enough stress this year.
This was also confirmed by the boss from the Bavarian Allgäu.
The last few weeks of the year should be much more pleasant for the employees - also so that they can start the new year with even more motivation in 2023.