Chick-fil-A founder gives employees marital counseling

USAToday: With a 57-year marriage as a model, the founder of Chick-fil-A wants to help the marital unions of his workers, too.

 

S. Truett Cathy, 85, has implemented all sorts of marriage-friendly policies and programs for the 600 employees at his 39-year-old company's Atlanta-based headquarters, as well as for the 900 franchise operators who run its 1,250 fast-food restaurants across the country. Offerings range from seminars and marriage retreats to lunchtime sessions and counseling from on-call psychologists.