CEO Blasts Greedy Workers After She Cancels Bonuses

[turbinetree]

...but Andi Owen took home nearly $5mil herself, including a $1.2mil bonus in 2022.

By Ed Scarce — April 18, 2023
Nothing quite says corporate greed (and unmitigated gall) like a CEO (in this case, Andi Owen of office furniture giant MillerKnoll) laying into greedy employees who asked about their missing bonuses on a Zoom call.

‘You can visit pity city, but you can’t live there.’ So people, leave pity city. Let’s get it done,” she said before wishing people a great day.

Source: Vice News

The CEO of an office furniture giant lambasted employees in a March town hall that has since circulated online, telling them to “leave pity city” after she was asked about bonuses during a difficult moment for the company and the broader industry.

Link to tweet

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/04/ceo-blasts-greedy-workers-after-she

[Ray Bruns]

1. These people are unbelievable.

[keithbvadu2]

2. "Lead by example" ... "took a $6.4 million bonus herself"

"Lead by example" ... "took a $6.4 million bonus herself"

Got it!

[sl8]

4. The article says that the $6.4 million figure is incorrect. nt

[Johnny2X2X]

3. $6.4M isn't accurate, she'll get over $1M this year though

And she made almost $5M last year.

This is in my area and I am appalled. More news sites are picking this up, I hope it spreads far and wide and she is forced out. Just pure evil to talk to working people like this when you're making $millions and the company's performance is tied to your poor leadership a lot more than the worker's work ethic (which is great actually).

[FakeNoose]

5. Bonuses are ALWAYS for the executive officers and boards

... and NEVER for the rank and file workers. And yet, it's usually their labor that created the profits.

Of course, the executive boards try to keep their bonuses secret from the employees.

[mopinko]

9. my ex worked for cboe.

they started giving bonuses after he’d been there for several years. they got bigger every year w 1 exception. every year they emphasized that they werent guaranteed.
then he made veep, and guess what? officers have a separate pool of money, NOT tied to profits.
quelle surprise.
and was told- yeah, they arent “guaranteed” but they are rly.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. Bonuses for me and not thee.

[lapfog_1]

7. even without any prospects of landing a new job

I would resign the day I saw this if I worked there.

I know, many people have mortgages and families to feed and it's not that easy... but sheesh.

[area51]

8. This country certainly does breed sociopaths. n/t

[Irish_Dem]

10. Sociopathy is becoming the national American character.

[keep_left]

22. It's been my belief for some time--which I've shared here on occasion--that business schools, ...

...and white-collar workplaces in general, are selecting for disordered personalities and even psychopaths, particularly when it comes to "leadership". How many times have we seen this kind of thing in the news? I've lost count. Even the politicians get in on the game. Remember Mitt Romney getting caught on a hidden microphone making his snide little remark about the "47% takers"? And Romney is supposed to be one of the nice, respectable, moderate Republicans!

These people need to be a lot more careful where they speak this kind of garbage. At this point, they're just asking for it.

[Irish_Dem]

23. It is the greatest moral decline in American history.

America believes that crooks, liars, thieves, cheats, murderers are to be admired.

Those of us with a moral compass who do the right thing and follow the law are suckers and losers.

Even the wholesale slaughter of schoolchildren and adults is met with indifference in our society.
Or Americans being treated like sub-humans.

Yes certain professional schools seem to promote this.
But I think that many professions bear some responsibility.
Law, business, education, and even my field, psychology.

If Americans had any shame they would hang their heads.

[keep_left]

24. Yep. The very first thing that comes to mind is Trump ridiculing fallen soldiers, ...

...and veterans in general, calling them "suckers" and "losers", and even asking (rhetorically, I presume) "what's in it for them?!".

Readers of this thread may be interested in the work of writer/historian Morris Berman, who wrote his "America Trilogy" about these issues: The Twilight of American Culture, Dark Ages America, and Why America Failed. He puts his money where his mouth is; in the early '00s, Berman emigrated to Mexico.

[Irish_Dem]

25. Thanks for the reference.

Looks interesting.

Yes Trump ridiculing the military was beyond the pale, but the MAGAs loved it.

[SalamanderSleeps]

11. My god! She's a vicious little moonbeam isn't she?

She is the absolute definition of a "Birkenstock" Republican.

She probably thinks she's still a good person because she listens to NPR occasionally.

May her children enjoy their trust funds.

[onethatcares]

12. remember her

the next time you hear the phrase, "businesses can't find anyone to work ". It's not a wonder millennial's have watched this shit all their lives and don't want to play that game..

[Initech]

13. If I was an employee there, I would be staging a walkout, or quit in protest.

[Roland99]

14. MillerKnoll has 8,000 employees

$6.4 million / 8,000 employees = $800 per employee

I can GUARANTEE you that that $800 would be much more beneficial to all 8,000 employees than $6.4 million to one arrogant, narcissistic CEO

[JHB]

15. They never call it "redistribution" when redistributing wealth skyward

Then it's "maximizing profit", and it's doubleplusgood.

[pnwest]

16. And she actually sounds pissed off that

they even asked about it. What a gem.

[Johnny2X2X]

17. Sociopathic

I just cannot imagine treating workers like this when you're making $millions.

When this broke yesterday, I retweeted the video and tagged a couple local news stations, one of them ran an article about it this afternoon.

[Sky Jewels]

18. Just a few seconds after she recommends the employees "be kind"

and "be respectful" and "treat each other well" she starts yelling and shaking her finger at them.

[Johnny2X2X]

19. MillerKnoll stock down 2.11% today

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MLKN?p=MLKN&.tsrc=fin-srch

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. What piece of work

[Bettie]

21. Well, she got HER bonus...

so, why are they so mad...it's almost as if they expect to be treated like they have value or something. Jeez.

That woman seems kind of...selfish, self-absorbed, and all sorts of other red flashing lights that spell "Narcissism".