No layoffs -- ever!

Chairman Bill Greehey and CEO Curt Anastasio have a verbal no-layoff policy that relies on team effort, asking employees to cut or defer all but the most necessary costs during hard times. According to a company spokesperson, "At NuStar, it's a sacred trust that if you do a good job, you'll always have a good job."The company refers to its shareholders as "unitholders," and offers a long-term incentive program that allows employees to become shareholders. And it pays; investors have had a shareholder return of 65% over the past three years.

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