Love our Crew!! @raisingcanes pic.twitter.com/b7PLBcf2WE
— Todd Graves (@ToddGraves) July 26, 2022
Many people are struggling with the state of the economy. Inflation has caused people to cut back on plenty of things, including some necessities because it's too expensive to maintain currently. The financial struggles of Kumaran's employees is understood by much of America right now and the extra money from a billion dollar jackpot could've been life altering for people working at Raising Cane's. I'm pretty sure it could've been life altering for anyone that received even a fraction of the money from the winning ticket. But Raising Cane's was in it for its employees and improving their quality of life.
Kumaran explained to The Washington Post that the money broke down to just $2 an employee, which to him seemed like a small investment that could have a real positive impact on the people that work for his company. In a video posted to TikTok and then shared on Twitter Monday before the first employer-backed drawing, the founder and CEO Todd Graves playfully lamented that "buying 50,000 lottery tickets is harder than you think," while the lottery machine rapidly spat out ticket after ticket.
Buying 50,000 lottery tickets is harder than you think! 😉 Hoping to share the winning jackpot with our 50,000 @RaisingCanes Crew. pic.twitter.com/hLlajBJwlH
— Todd Graves (@ToddGraves) July 25, 2022
I have to wonder how many times the gas station employee had to refill the ticket machine to get the large number of tickets printed. Either way, this was such an amazing gesture from the company. Graves explained in a release to The Mercury News, "None of what we do at Cane's would be possible without our crew, which is why we are always looking for ways to bring them a little extra fun."
While the company didn't win, the employees got to participate in something that was a break from the normal daily grind of fast food and get a few moments of excitement about the possibilities. Maybe Raising Cane's will make this something it tries every time the jackpot reaches astronomical amounts. It could be a fun company tradition.
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