/**
  * Adds an object to the instance pool.
  *
  * Propel keeps cached copies of objects in an instance pool when they are retrieved
  * from the database.  In some cases -- especially when you override doSelect*()
  * methods in your stub classes -- you may need to explicitly add objects
  * to the cache in order to ensure that the same objects are always returned by doSelect*()
  * and retrieveByPK*() calls.
  *
  * @param      Companies $value A Companies object.
  * @param      string $key (optional) key to use for instance map (for performance boost if key was already calculated externally).
  */
 public static function addInstanceToPool(Companies $obj, $key = null)
 {
     if (Propel::isInstancePoolingEnabled()) {
         if ($key === null) {
             $key = (string) $obj->getEmployeeId();
         }
         // if key === null
         self::$instances[$key] = $obj;
     }
 }