Well, CNNMoney.com broke this story of a small business owner out of Charleston, S.C., who cut right to the chase. His deal? Work for him for five years and he'll hand you a check for fifty grand – no strings attached.

Sounds pretty sweet, huh? It gets better. You stick around for 25 years, and you can bank a cool quarter million.

It might sound a little gimmicky – or dated, since big cash bonuses are kind of dot-com era holdover – but apparently it's done wonders for moral at the entrepreneur's young business. And this guy's latest start-up has only been around for about three years, so there obviously haven't been any big payouts yet, but according to the people interviewed for the story, not one of them is looking for work elsewhere. When was the last time you heard that?

I'm gonna  follow this guy like Twitter, because I can't wait to see how this turns out.

Now today's rant isn't a transparent plug for cash handouts or employee bailouts, but more of an endorsement of a different way of doing business and treating your employees. There are more to employee benefits than policies, premiums and co-pays. Maybe it's time we started treating them that way.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go brush up my resume before checking out those South Carolina real estate listings.