Overstock has a secret treasure hoard...

[pismoduo]

I'm bored, and came across this buzzfeed article. Apparently Overstock.com has enough gold and silver to pay its employees for 3 months or so in case of financial collapse, and enough food to feed all their employees for 30 days.

Thoughts?

[thechickencoop]

Ooooh I wanna work there!! Do you think my tin foil hat meets the dress code?




I really just scanned the article quickly, is this for real?

[ohinvrtedworld]

This is fascinating if it's true! I wonder if their warehouses and corporate offices are in an underground bunker, haha. I guess good for them for caring about their employees getting a proper paycheck should we resort to survivalism.

[LadyNymeria]

Seems a bit over the top to me, but that's great they want to make sure their employees get paid (and fed!) no matter what.

[pismoduo]

Nov 18, 2015 12:20:02 GMT -5 thechickencoop said:

Ooooh I wanna work there!! Do you think my tin foil hat meets the dress code?




I really just scanned the article quickly, is this for real?

It didn't seem like satire, but I haven't gone to do any real research on it. Their CEO has been outspoken about things like bitcoin and digital currencies, so I could see it being for real.

[TheEleventhHour]

So bizarre! But good on them for thinking of their employees.

[ironbaby]

It may be a bit over the top, but I really appreciate businesses that look at their employees as 1) family and 2) debt. By debt I mean that they approach wages as a bill that MUST be paid. I hear horror stories about companies that hold paychecks or can't afford to pay employees if there is a downturn, and that is not how it should be. The work has been done, and those wages should be paid regardless of outside circumstances.

[emilie]

Um, if the financial system collapses, won't gold and silver lose all their value anyway? Shouldn't they be hoarding like, guns and drinking water? And batteries and solar panels and medicine?

[pismoduo]

Nov 18, 2015 15:51:40 GMT -5 emilie said:

Um, if the financial system collapses, won't gold and silver lose all their value anyway? Shouldn't they be hoarding like, guns and drinking water? And batteries and solar panels and medicine?

Ha! H and I had this exact same conversation over lunch. I suggested that really, they should be hoarding gasoline and clean water. Or at least canned goods. I'd take payment in canned food if the apocalypse comes.