Benefits went out the door. We had a modest insurance policy that the employees benefited from, yes, but after the axing here, I just set up a computer with a HEALTHCARE.GOV sign over it and assigned someone to walk everyone through the signup, and almost everyone now has better, cheaper coverage than I could ever provide. That’s one. Two: I switched everyone to a salary, and eliminated excessive work hours that would qualify as ‘overtime’, even though they’re technically contractors now and don’t need to track their time. I judge their work by results, not how long it takes them to do it. I know most people wouldn’t go through all this, but I’m shit nothing if I lose these talented people. I DO NOT assume that i can easily replace them, most managers biggest mistake atm