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How would you like a $100,000 bonus this holiday season?

That’s the offer that every single employee at Hilcorp Energy Co. — a privately held Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company — received this year for meeting the company’s five-year goals, according to Fortune magazine.

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Hilcorp’s nearly 1,400 employees were each awarded $100,000 after the company met its goals of doubling its oilfield production rate, net oil and gas reserves, and equity value over five years.

“It’s just a true gift, and I think myself — along with everyone else — are not going to give any less than 100 per cent each day,” said Hilcorp receptionist Amanda Thompson in an interview with FOX 26 Houston.

“It was a surreal day, it was a dream come true. It was likely a day that many people won’t experience in their lifetimes.”